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The American Sephardi Federation presents: Rediscovering Mazaltob Book Presentation by the editors Yaëlle Azagury and Frances Malino and discussion (Q&A). Wednesday, 29 May at 6:00PM EST Sign-up Now! Tickets: Complimentary RSVP/Suggested Donation Blanche Bendahan was born in Oran, Algeria on 26 November 1893, to a Jewish family of Moroccan-Spanish origin. Shortly after her birth, her family …

The American Sephardi Federation’s Sephardi Ideas Monthly is a continuing series of essays and interviews from the rich, multi-dimensional world of Sephardi thought and culture that is delivered to your inbox every month. The January, 2023, issue of Sephardi Ideas Monthly inaugurates a new series exploring 19th and 20th c. Jewish history in South and East Asia. …

El Instituto ASF de Experiencia Judía presenta: Serie de Autores Exclusivos con Judith Roumani Únase a nosotros para este episodio de nuestra serie de autores exclusivos con Judith Roumani discutiendo su nuevo libro Francophone Sephardic Fiction: Writing Migration, Diaspora, and Modernity . Martes 25 de octubre a las 12:00 p. m. EST (RSVP) Sobre …

Investigaciones recientes han demostrado que hasta 200 millones de personas en las Américas y Europa tienen ascendencia judía que fueron convertidas a la fuerza. Decenas de millones de descendientes de comunidades judías españolas y portuguesas , cuyos antepasados ​​fueron convertidos a la fuerza a partir del siglo XIV, ahora pueden solicitar recibir …

The 24th edition of the NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival will take place April 3-7 at the Moise Safra Center Program si coming soon! TICKETS

Anunciando al Director Nacional de la Casa Sefardí y Educación Judía de la ASF La Federación Americana Sefardí (ASF) se complace en anunciar el nombramiento del destacado educador y constructor comunitario Ruben Shimonov como Director Nacional de la Casa Sefardí y Educación Judía de la ASF. Rubén tomará el timón …

24 September 2021  In Memory of Colonel-Major Victor Ohayon, A”H, “Retired Officer of the [Kingdom of Morocco’s] Royal Armed Forces (FAR) [and] one of the most successful Moroccan doctors at the Mohammed V Military Hospital in Rabat.” Click here to dedicate a future issue in honor or memory of a loved one. Thank you to Sephardi …

 Click here to dedicate a future issue in honor or memory of a loved one. Thank you to Sephardi World Weekly Patrons Professor Rifka Cook,  Maria Gabriela Borrego Medina, Rachel Amar, Deborah Arellano, and Distinguished ASF Vice President Gwen Zuares! Become a Patron today! Read

28 August 2021  Mazal tov Ambassador Yerzhan Ashikbayev for gathering Jewish leaders (including the ASF) for a pre-Rosh HaShanah luncheon, the first Kosher event at the Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington D.C.’s historic Sherman House  Click here to dedicate a future issue in honor or memory of a loved one. Thank you to Sephardi World Weekly Patrons Professor Rifka Cook,  Maria …

23 July 2021  Mazal tov/Mabrouk to ASF Young Leaders Ezra Mosseri and Michelle Bassaly, members of the Egyptian-Syrian and Mashhadi-Persian Sephardic Communities, on their wonderful wedding. We wish Ezra and Michelle a beautiful life together filled with family, friends, and fidelity to our traditions. !סימן טוב ומזל טוב, שתזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל Click here to dedicate a …

9 July 2021  In memory of “Montreal writer, literary critic[,] and professor Naïm Kattan,” A”H. Kattan’s autobiographical novel, Adieu, Babylone (Farewell, Babylon), captures his experiences as a student at the Alliance Israélite Universelle school at Baghdad, as a survivor of the Farhud, and a refugee from the rise of antisemitism in Iraq. A recipient …

4 July 2020  In Honor of Attorney James Kaplan, President and Chair of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, who originated and spearheaded the successful initiative to co-name a New York City street to commemorate the founding of North America’s first temple, Congregation Shearith Israel’s Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue on Mill Street (today’s 26 South William …