Erez Biton, a blind Hebrew poet born to Moroccan-Jewish parents, has made significant contributions to Israeli literature, particularly within the Mizrahi community, exploring themes of displacement and identity.

Erez Bitton, a Mizrahi poet and social worker in Israel, encountered Zohra el-Fassiya, a Moroccan Jewish singer, in the 1960s, which inspired him to start writing poetry that reflected the experiences of Mizrahi Jews from North Africa and the Middle East who felt marginalized in Israeli society.