Tag: North Africa

Israels Black Panthers, a group of Mizrahi Jewish youth in the early 1970s, drew inspiration from the American Black Panthers to challenge discrimination against Mizrahi Jews in Israel.
This article discusses the rise of antisemitism in the San Francisco Bay Area public school system.
"Coming of Age in the Sephardi Diaspora" explores the scarcity of Sephardi coming-of-age stories compared to Ashkenazi literature and highlights some notable works in the genre.
"Recording History: Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twentieth-Century North Africa" by Christopher Silver explores the forgotten history of Jewish musicians in the Maghreb region during the first half of the 20th century.
During World War II, North Africa was under the rule of the Vichy French, Italian fascists, and Nazis, leading to widespread suffering for the local population.
The Hitler Haggadah, an obscure Haggadah written by a Jew in Rabat, Morocco during World War II, has been rediscovered and is causing controversy.
In "Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East," former White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf, Philip Gordon, argues against the idea of undertaking regime change in the Middle East.
In "Losing the Long Game, The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East," Philip Gordon, a former White House coordinator for the Middle East, highlights the complexities and challenges of pursuing regime change in the Middle East.
During the Holocaust, North African Jews faced discrimination and persecution under French and Italian racial laws, economic disenfranchisement, and internment in camps.
Peppers, originating in the New World, were introduced to the Mediterranean by Sephardic Jews serving as merchants, with North African Jews incorporating them into their cuisine to complement Friday night dinners.
The author reflects on Minister Louis Farrakhan's refusal to address African slavery, particularly in Sudan, Mauritania, Libya, and Nigeria.
Dr. Daniel Lee, a Second World War historian at the University of Sheffield, explores the unique situation of Jews in France and its North African colonies during the Nazi occupation post the 1940 defeat.
Sephardi Voices is an ongoing project dedicated to recording and archiving the testimonies of Jews displaced from North Africa and the Middle East in the 20th century.