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Who Jew Think You Are

Who Jew Think You Are

著者： Eylan Ezekiel
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Exploring a more inclusive Jewniverse, with Eylan Ezekiel.

Meeting fascinating guests, this podcast will take you around the world, to understand the diverse histories and identities of Jewish people.

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  • Memory as Resistance - Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker

    Memory as Resistance - Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker
    2025/10/17
    Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker shares his personal and ancestral journey as a modern-day Bene Israel man living in Israel. From synagogue melodies to family recipes, and his travels in India and around the world to document a history before it disappears - Eliaz reflects on what it means to honour multiple identities in a world that often demands we choose just one. His story spans continents and generations, challenging assumptions about Jewishness, ethnicity, and belonging.Our GuestEliaz Reuben-Dandeker is a historian, writer, and artist based in Israel. His work explores heritage, identity, and cultural memory. He has authored several books and continues to document the stories of the Bene Israel community through writing, teaching, and public speaking.Key TopicsRace & Recognition: The tensions and questions Eliaz has faced around his appearance and background in different spacesTradition & Resistance: Why Eliaz insists on preserving accents, melodies, and rituals that others might dismiss or forgetCulture Through Food: From Passover samosas to homemade chai, Eliaz shares what's on his pl99ate.Pluralism & Belonging: A powerful story about being told to “just be Jewish” and how Eliaz responds by embracing his whole identityYour GuideShort definitions of terms and traditions mentioned in this episode:Bene Israel: one of the largest and oldest Jewish groups originating from India. Bene Israel translates to ‘children of Israel’ in Hebrew.Matza: Unleavened bread eaten during PassoverMelida: A Bene Israel ceremonial gathering often held to honour milestones or life events (Recipe here)Eliyahu Hanavi / Hanabi: Elijah the Prophet, a central figure in Jewish tradition and to the Melida ceremonyWant to learn more? Listen to previous episodes where we discuss identity.S2E1: Discussing diverse Jewish national identities with Yaacov Yadgar S2E7: “Being Seen Matters” with Yaffa Judah - another Bene Israel experienceReferences & ResourcesA video with Eliaz explaining more about Bene Israel heritage on his Youtube channelFind us elsewhere, here!Show creditsHost / Producer: Eylan EzekielPost-production: Communicating for ImpactArtwork: Emily TheodoreMusic: Aleksafor utransndr KarabanovSound effects: Serge Quadrado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    36 分
  • Dream and still rise - Michael Lemotey

    Dream and still rise - Michael Lemotey
    2025/10/03
    Michael Lomotey shares the story of growing up between Black, Ghanaian, British, and Jewish worlds, and how memories of Shabbat silence, Hebrew books, and family traditions shaped his sense of belonging.Our GuestAs a young adult Michael Lomotey worked as a kosher larder chef in London, and moved on to be a farm mechanic in Ghana. Michael is of Ghanaian and English heritage and was raised on the sink estates of East and West Hull, learning resistance, class solidarity and activism there. He’s currently a doctoral researcher in the final stages of his PhD research at the University of Southampton, looking at how climate change impacts upon Black and marginalised communities. Impact is key to Michael, finding solutions that are emancipatory.Key TopicsBelonging without Tokenism: Finding a synagogue community that embraces diversity and dialogueShabbat as Wellbeing: Why switching off is “the greatest environmental move”Your GuideShort definitions and terms referenced in this episode:Ahulԑ Tᴐlᴐ / nkantenkwan: Ghanaian Peanut Stew. Recipe here (thanks to Michael)Devar Torah: A short commentary or teaching based on the weekly Torah portionPluralism: The act of embracing multiple perspectives and truths within a communityWant to learn more?Explore past episodes that also reflect on language, memory, and identity:S2E6 – Endangered, Not Erased with Samantha EllisS1E10 – British Black Jews - a conversation with Kenneth Awele OkaforReferences & ResourcesMichael Lomotey’s Dvar Torah For Parashat Tazria-MetzoraDr Louis Gordon – Scholar of philosophy and Jewish studies; writes on anti-Blackness and pluralismDr Dina Lupin - Associate professor whose interests include environmental and human rights law, silencing, and epistemic injustice.Rabbi John D. Rayner – Liberal rabbi whose writings shaped Michael’s reflections on Judaism as “an attitude to reality”Lomotey (2024), Antiblackness in Flood Risk in Hull: The Afterlife of Colonialism, in Confronting Climate Coloniality, 2024, ed., Prof. Farhana Sultana.https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003465973-14/antiblackness-flood-risk-hull-michael-lomoteyFind us elsewhere, here!Show creditsHost / Producer: Eylan EzekielPost-production: Communicating for ImpactArtwork: Emily TheodoreMusic: Aleksafor utransndr KarabanovSound effects: Serge Quadrado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    46 分
  • Endangered, Not Erased - Samantha Ellis

    Endangered, Not Erased - Samantha Ellis
    2025/09/19
    Samantha Ellis shares the story of growing up in London as the daughter of Iraqi Jewish refugees and how language, food, and memory helped shape a strong sense of identity in a world that often didn’t understand it. From rediscovering her heritage through writing, to reflecting on what gets passed down (and what doesn’t), Samantha invites us into an honest and powerful conversation about exile, legacy, and the things that hold us together.Our GuestSamantha Ellis is a writer and playwright based in London. Born to Iraqi Jewish parents, Samantha explores themes of identity, loss, and cultural preservation in her work — most recently through her powerful memoir, Chopping Onions on My Heart.Key TopicsLanguage as Identity: How Judeo-Iraqi Arabic shaped Samantha’s worldview and what it means when a language is no longer passed onExile & Silence: Why some family stories are left untold and what it means to speak anywayGenerational Trauma & Healing: How memory, ritual, and storytelling can carry both pain and repairFood & Inheritance: From black eggs to aubergine sandwiches, how food brings connection across generations — and why recipes may outlast languagesYour GuideShort definitions and terms referenced in this episode:Judeo-Iraqi Arabic: A historically spoken dialect of Arabic used by Jews in Iraq; now highly endangeredBlack eggs (brown eggs): Eggs slow-cooked overnight with onion skins, often served for ShabbatRosh Hashanah Seder: A New Year ritual practised in some Mizrahi communities, involving symbolic foods and blessingsSofér: A Jewish scribe who writes and repairs Torah scrollsWant to learn more?Explore past episodes that also reflect on language, memory, and identity:S1E6 - Other within the Other with Carol Isaacs S1E7 – Identity is Overrated with Ophira GamlielReferences & ResourcesSamantha Ellis, Chopping Onions on My Heart: On Losing and Preserving Culture (2025), Chatto & WindusOxford School of Rare Jewish Languages – Offers online courses in Judeo-Arabic and other endangered Jewish languagesSarah Sassoon, Shoham's Bangle (2022). Kar-Ben Publishing – A children’s picture book about an Iraqi Jewish family’s migrationKeith Kahn-Harris, Everyday Jews: Why The Jewish People Are Not Who You Think They Are (2025). Icon BooksFind us elsewhere, here!Show creditsHost / Producer: Eylan EzekielPost-production: Communicating for ImpactArtwork: Emily TheodoreMusic: Aleksafor utransndr KarabanovSound effects: Serge Quadrado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    49 分
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