Who Jew Think You Are – Details, episodes & analysis

In this special Passover bonus episode, Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel share their Pesach traditions and the meaning of this festival, often referred to as 'Jewish Christmas'. If you are Jew-curious, you'll learn a little more about why this festival means so much to Jews, of all flavours - and ... if you are Jewish, it's a chance to reflect on the way we make meaning from the Exodus story.

Thanks to The Maccabeats for their quality singing to cover up Penny and Eylan's

The Seder plate

We'd love to hear from you if you think your have a Jewish identity that struggles to be heard - whether you are Sephardi, Mizrachi, from South America, and/or if you are non-Zionist, Secular, LGBTQ+, Liberal, or Orthodox. If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast,

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Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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In this final episode of Season 1, Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel review the guests and the learning from their travels through the Jewniverse (so far!).

They also consider the impact of October 7th on the question this podcast poses - and how it has informed the guests and plans for Season 2.

We'd love to hear from you if you think your have a Jewish identity that struggles to be heard - whether you are Sephardi, Mizrachi, from South America, - AND if you are non-Zionist, Secular, Liberal, or Orthodox. If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here https://forms.gle/sx7Nic2rCnTNEG289

Definition of Multivocalities

Podcast Transcript here

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Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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Where Eylan and Penny begin their adventures into the Jewniverse: introducing themselves and the Big Three Jewish groups - Ashkenazi, Mizrachi, and Sephardi Jews.

A full transcript of this episode is available here

More about Eylan Ezekiel here

More about Penny Rabiger here

If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 

Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!

Other interesting bits:

Definition: Chavruta 

Definition: Pale of Settlement 

Stephen Bush’s Report for the Board of Deputies

More about Indian Jews in Britain, post partition

Alaister Bonnett - Multiracism (book)

Iraqi Jews 

Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay

Image for Episode by Mike Peel

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Show credits

Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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A short trailer to introduce the forthcoming podcast about diverse Jewish identities. For more information and to get involved sign up here

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Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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British Black Jews - Kenneth Awele Okafor

Our travels in the Jewniverse takes us to meet Kenneth Awele Okafor, a British Black Jew, and architect.

Kenneth and Eylan talk about discovering faith, lost Jewish histories and hope for the future. 

You can read more about Kenneth in an article for The Voice:

https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/features-news/2022/06/03/black-jews/

Black Hebrew Israelites

Thieboudienne

Banana Challah (Yum!)

Tzedakah (Charity)

Tikkun_olam (Repair the world)

Battle_of_Cable_Street

Book - What does a Jew Look Like?

Festivals of Sigd and New_Yam_Festival_of_the_Igbo

Jewish Museum London

https://www.lyonslearning.org.uk/

Transcript here

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Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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In this episode of Who Jew Think You Are? , Philip Arditti - actor and writer - was in conversation with Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel.

They explored Philip's Turkish Jewish heritage and how that translates into his Artivism.

Find out more about Philip Arditti:

https://philiparditti.com/

Philip’s creative projects:

https://www.menaarts.uk/

https://www.arcolatheatre.com/

History of (Jews in) Turkey

Tax on non-Muslims

Gezi Park protests

Armenian Genocide 

Börekas Orbörekitas

Other creative works

The Holy Rosenbergs

The Club - Netflix series

More about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here

Transcript of the conversation can be found here

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Show credits

Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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Dr Ophira Gamliel talks to Eylan Ezekiel about her Yememi heritage, the role of Jewish identities in culture, and the historical and modern place of Asian Jews.

A transcript of the conversation is here

Dr Ophira Gamliel at the University of Glasgow

https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/ophiragamliel/

Ophira on Twitter

https://twitter.com/OphiraGamliel

Food: Jachnun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jachnun

Food: Kugel 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel

Jewish renewal group: Baal Teshuva

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_teshuva

Yemeni Musician - Ofra Haza

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofra_Haza

Breslov sect of Hasidic Jews

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breslov

Amram Ben Sheshna

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amram_ben_Sheshna

If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 

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Show credits

Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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“Other within the Other” - with Carol Isaacs

The Surreal McCoy - AKA Carol Isaacs

https://www.thesurrealmccoy.com/

The Wolf of Baghdad - Book/Graphic Novel

https://myriadeditions.com/books/the-wolf-of-baghdad/

Educator Guide for Wolf of Baghdad

https://www.mattreingold.ca/_files/ugd/b5e5dd_008584d7a470469a840e17c8c961137d.pdf

Growing up Mizrahi - Short Documentary

https://ukjewishfilm.org/film/growing-up-mizrahi/

Carol on Socials - Twitter Insta YouTube

History of the Jews of Iraq

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Iraq

Recipe:

https://recipes.fandom.com/wiki/Kubba_Bamia

Kaukokaipuu - Finnish word for nostalgia for a place you’ve never been to.

Ahmed Mukhtar - Oud player Keith Clouston - Oud player Daniel Jonas

Transcript of episode

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Show credits

Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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Dr Yohai Hakak talked to Eylan Ezekiel about growing up Mizrahi and secular in Israel.

This episode was recorded in May 23.

Yohai Hakak Brunel profile 

“How Does the Social Work?”podcast

Iraqi Jewish histories

Mizrahi Jews in Israel

Sabich recipe 

Hamin   - more food!

Cholent  - even more food!!

Orientalism 

More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here

The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 

If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 

Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!

Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay

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Show credits

Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

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Penny Rabiger and Eylan Ezekiel explore the definitions, histories, and experiences of Jews of Mizrahi heritage.

A transcript is available here.

Wikipedia article about Mizrahi Jews

Orientalism - Edward Said

The Wandering Jew

Dhimmi

Malawach 

Israeli Black Panthers

Does Israel still discriminate against Mizrahi Jews? - Jerusalam Post article

Hen Mazzig - activist and author of The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto

Jowan Safadi - To be an Arab - YouTube video - Challenging, funny, catchy. Stick around for the last line!

More about Eylan Ezekiel here and More about Penny Rabiger here

The podcast is on Bluesky, Facebook, and even X/ Twitter too; where we are sharing interesting articles and posts on related topics. 

If you’d like to be involved in our projects, such as being a guest on the podcast, please contact us here 

Incredible artwork and design by Emily Theodore - Thanks so much Emily!!!!

Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay

Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay

Find us elsewhere, here!

Show credits

Host / Producer: Eylan Ezekiel

Post-production: Communicating for Impact

Artwork: Emily Theodore

Music: Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov

Sound effects: Serge Quadrado

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.