Reclaiming Identity

Connecting Across Oceans: Dóra and Sebastian

Drora and Dalya speak with Dóra and Sebastian, co-founders of Qesher. We talk to them about where they grew up, how they got to starting their enlightening...

From Ethiopia to Tsion Cafe: Chef Beejhy

Drora speaks with Beejhy about arriving and growing up in Israel, becoming a wandering Jew, and finding her home in an Ethiopian-Israeli cafe in Harlem.

Beejhy...

Bringing My Ladino Home to Readers: Roz Kohen

Roz Kohen was born and raised in İstanbul, Türkiye. She attended the Jewish Lycée, B'nai B'rith in the Galata region and graduated from the American...

From Uzbekistan to the US and Back: Manashe Khaimov

Manashe Khaimov is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SAMi which focuses on the Leadership Development of under-served Jewish communities on...

Carrying Ladino from Izmir to the US: Rachel Amado Bortnick

Rachel Amado Bortnick is a Sephardic Jew, a Ladino speaker, born and raised in Izmir, Turkey. She came to the United States in 1958 on a scholarship...