Archive - Distinctions Journal

/ Winter 2024 /

They Found, then Lost, their Espanya in the Tropics

Researching the history of Jews in Cuba illuminates the understanding of what it means to be an exile in a family of exiles.

By Ruth Behar

/ Winter 2024 /

Special Exhibit

Sephardic Legacy Reawakens at Every Corner

A visual tour of Izmir’s Old Jewish Quarter evokes the life and culture once so vibrant in the Turkish city.

By Nesim Bencoya

/ Winter 2024 /

Poem

The Second Exodus

"Wandering Jew, open your Jewish eyes, you will soon have to spread your wings again, and look for a new nest."

By Ada Aharoni

/ fall 2023 /

publisher's statement

Pressing Forward

The concept of unity is more relevant than ever — and it is being demonstrated continuously on the ground in Israel.

By Sarah Levin

/ fall 2023 /

Introduction

Issue on Unity for Israel

Unity doesn’t necessitate uniformity. It asks for mutual respect, understanding and genuine acceptance of our diverse backgrounds and beliefs.

By Sapir Taib

/ fall 2023 /

Featured article

Lean on Humility to Bend toward Unity

His Moroccan Jewish ancestors, aware they were guests in their own homeland, came to embrace a sense of humility.

By David Suissa

/ fall 2023 /

The Fallacies of Israel’s East-West Identity Divide are Dissolving … Gradually

Sephardi? Mizrahi? One of Israel’s leading demographers delves into history to describe who we really are.

By Sergio DellaPergola

/ fall 2023 /

A Mesorti-Mizrahi Approach to Travel the Middle Path

A movement to bridge opposing sects within Israel finds its roots in the Sephardi morals of hospitality, unity and tolerance.

By Ophir Toubul

/ fall 2023 /

Aliyah: A Love Story

The romance with her fiancé spurred her initial move to Israel, never imagining the love affair she eventually would have with the country.

By Gila Green

/ fall 2023 /

Video

It’s a Beautiful Sephardi Life in Israel

After leaving Canada to make aliyah, a TV celebrity and social media influencer finds followers in her positive message of belonging.

By Cindy Seni

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They Found, then Lost, their Espanya in the Tropics

Sephardic Legacy Reawakens at Every Corner

The Second Exodus

Pressing Forward

Issue on Unity for Israel

Lean on Humility to Bend toward Unity

The Fallacies of Israel’s East-West Identity Divide are Dissolving … Gradually

A Mesorti-Mizrahi Approach to Travel the Middle Path

Aliyah: A Love Story

It’s a Beautiful Sephardi Life in Israel

A Sephardi and Mizrahi Journal

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