With Abdul El-Sayed elected to the US Senate, Hussein Aboubakr Mansour recalls how Egyptian strawberries were once blamed on Zionists. A warning about the normalisation of antisemitism:
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#Antisemitism
@HusseinAboubak @mosaicmag @tikvahfund
The Strawberry Plot — Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, Tikvah Ideas / Mosaic:
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More from Hussein Aboubakr Mansour: jewishrefugees.org.uk/?s=Hus…
During WWI, Moroccan Jews established a community in Saint-Fons, near Lyon. In 1944, 73 were deported and murdered by the Nazis. Raquel Levy-Toledano preserves their story.
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Testimony by Simone Lagrange, née Simy Kadosh (French):
youtu.be/n9pbYWxJ69o
Photographer Zion Ozeri, born to Yemenite Jewish parents, challenges stereotypes through portraits of Jewish communities around the world.
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@JewishJournal
In 1956, Isabelle de Botton's father was detained in Egypt for four months. He returned a broken man, and the family later left Alexandria for France.
jewishrefugees.org.uk/2026/1… #Egypt #JewishRefugees
@VeroniqueChemla
Isabelle de Botton — Véronique Chemla (original article in French):
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70 years after Suez: some 25,000 Jews were forced from Egypt, many losing their citizenship, homes and property. Lyn Julius revisits the expulsions and survivors' testimonies.
jewishrefugees.org.uk/2026/1… #Egypt #JewishRefugees
@fathomjournal
Francois Heilbronn’s story:
jewishrefugees.org.uk/2024/1…
Edna Turner’s return to Egypt: ‘I recognised nothing’:
jewishrefugees.org.uk/2025/0…
Baghdad's new Jewish Museum has opened in the restored Shamash School. But what does preserving Jewish heritage mean when the descendants of its community cannot visit? JIMENA raises a crucial question:
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#Iraq #JewishRefugees @JIMENA_Voice @Jerusalem_Post
Iraq opens first Jewish museum as country's ancient community nears extinction:
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Iraqi Jews experience mixed feelings as Jewish museum opens in Baghdad:
jewishrefugees.org.uk/2026/1…
On 19 November, Harif and @JW3London mark 70 years since the Suez expulsion of Jews from Egypt, with testimonies and music by Guy Schalom. Attend in London or online.
#Egypt #JewishRefugees
jewishrefugees.org.uk/2026/1…
An Evening to Commemorate the Exodus of Jews from Arab Countries and Iran — JW3, 19 November, 7–9 pm (in person and online):
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