Loolwa Khazzoom
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Loolwa Khazzoom is an Iraqi American
Jewish writer who writes about Jewish multiculturalism
and the cultural traditions and modern struggles of Sephardi, Mizrahi, Yemenite and Ethiopian
Jews. She is involved in the Jewish Multicultural Project and in the organization Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA
).
Khazzoom is featured in the documentary, Young, Jewish, and Left
Iraqi American
Iraqi Americans are Americans of Iraqi descent, including those who are expatriates in exile or permanent immigrants. The number of Iraqi Americans is around 140,000 according to the Arab American Institute....
Jewish writer who writes about Jewish multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
and the cultural traditions and modern struggles of Sephardi, Mizrahi, Yemenite and Ethiopian
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
Jews. She is involved in the Jewish Multicultural Project and in the organization Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA
Jimena
JIMENA seeks to educate and advocate for Jewish refugees from the Middle East.Prior to 1948, approximately 950,000 Jews lived in Muslim countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.-Historical background:The Jewish exodus from Arab lands in the 20th century was a result of the...
).
Khazzoom is featured in the documentary, Young, Jewish, and Left
Young, Jewish, and Left
Young, Jewish, and Left is an American documentary that presents several US-based leftist Jews grappling with identity, politics, and culture.-Synopsis :...