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Contributors
Elizabeth Graver
A Long Journey: Elizabeth retraces the long-lost places of her family, journeying from the US to Turkey, Spain, and Cuba to better understand and connect with the heritage of her grandmother.
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Nadia Ragozhina
My Search for Myself: In the early 20th century, two Jewish brothers from Warsaw went in opposite directions—one to Russia, the other to Switzerland. Nadia, one of their descendants, was born in Moscow, later moved to the UK, and eventually reconnected with her "lost" side of the family.
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David Gerbi
You Must Believe in Miracles: Exiled from Libya as a child, David narrates the tragic events that took his family from Tripoli to their new home in Italy. He reflects on tradition, memories, and how his refugee trauma inspired his visits to Libya and shaped his identity.
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Claudia Hercman
Memory and Silence: Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the granddaughter of Polish immigrants, Claudia explores the story of one of the largest Jewish communities in the world through her own and her family's experiences.
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Nachshon Rodrigues Pereira
Echoes of the Esnoga: Nachshon, one of the few remaining descendants of the original Portuguese Jews of Amsterdam, speaks about his efforts to preserve this unique heritage and ensure the future of Dutch Jewry as a whole through his newly formed community, Bendigamos.
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Rachel Wahba
Stateless: An Egyptian-Iraqi Jew, Rachel was born in India in 1946 and grew up stateless in Japan. She recounts her life within the Kobe international community, the struggles of statelessness and identity, and what being part of the Jewish people means to her.
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Joseph Michael Vardakis
Evolving Identities: Joseph, born in Athens, Greece, converted to Judaism as a child along with his family. He describes their journey into Judaism, Jewish life in different countries, and how he embraced the fascinating Sephardic heritage of his homeland while maintaining his Greek identity.
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Dora Koranyi
Where There is Hope, There is Home: Dora, a descendant of many generations of Hungarian Jews, shares what it's like living as a Jew today in Budapest and discusses the impact of growing up with the shadow of the Holocaust and Communism in her family history.
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Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker
Growing up a Bene Israel Jew of India in Israel: Israeli-born Eliaz is a direct descendant of the leaders of the Bene Israel community in India. He describes his spiritual journey, his expeditions to India, and the work he does to preserve their nearly vanished heritage.
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Ron Gomes Casseres
Interwoven in Curaçao: Ron is part of a Sephardic Jewish lineage that arrived in Curaçao in 1690. As a leader of the historic Mikvé Israel-Emanuel community, he speaks about the unique stories that shaped one of the first Jewish communities in the Americas.
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Valeriya Nakshun
The Family Project: Born in the Republic of Dagestan (Russia), Valeriya immigrated to the US with her family as refugees in the 1990s. She shares the story of the Kavkazi "Mountain" Jews, an ancient Caucasian community with Persian roots.
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Nesim Bencoya:
Through the Streets of the Judería: Nesim was born and raised in Izmir, Turkey, in a Ladino-speaking Sephardic family. After spending many years in Israel, he decided to return and dedicate his life to preserving the Jewish heritage of his city.
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Gavin Morris
When Most Went West, We Went South: Gavin, the director of the South African Jewish Museum, speaks about the past and present of his family and community—from its mostly Litvak origins, through the apartheid era, to the present day.
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Sarah Sassoon
What is Hidden in a Cheese Sambusak: Born in Australia and living in Jerusalem, Sarah is working to research and uncover the secrets of her Babylonian Iraqi Jewish culture, one of the longest-standing Jewish communities, sadly on the verge of extinction.
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Artur Livshyts
My Roots, My Strength: Artur was born in Minsk, then part of the USSR, and developed a strong Jewish identity in Tennessee and Israel. He decided to return to newly independent Belarus and has devoted his career to reviving and preserving this once-flourishing Jewish community.
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Ran Menashe
The Karaites of Egypt: A Hidden Chapter in Jewish History: Ran recounts the story of his Egyptian Karaite family, from the early days to their expulsion and resettlement in Israel, while providing an intriguing overview of what Karaite Judaism really is about.
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Ruth Behar
A Suitcase By My Bed: Ruth was born in Cuba to a Sephardic father and an Ashkenazi mother. After escaping the revolution, she grew up in New York. As a writer, artist, and anthropologist, she has visited Cuba many times. She explains her connection to her roots and shares insights into the life of today's community.
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Alan Niku
My Heart is in the East: Alan's parents left Iran after the Islamic Revolution, and he was born in California. Through the discovery of long-lost texts and archives, he explores the traditions of one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world and debunks myths about Persian Jews and their customs.
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