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Isaac Choua

MENA & Israel,News,World

In the ramp up to the final moments of the election in Lebanon (May 6th, 2018), many politicians work to please their voters. Sadly, in Sidon, this means the physical erasing of the Jewish community. The Jews of Sidon believe that their community dates back to the first arrival of Israelites (roughly 1000 BCE) and…

April 29, 2018 Continue to read
Culture,Opinion

In some respects, the genesis of this journal dates back to my childhood. Attending synagogue with my father, the rabbi’s weekly sermon invariably elicited a response from him: “Poland this, Poland that, this Rov, that Rov… don’t get me wrong I’m sure these are all great rabbis – but maybe we should learn a little…

March 18, 2018 Continue to read

About Author

Isaac Choua

Founder and Editor-In-Chief at haSepharadi.com. Isaac is a Master's Student in Medieval Jewish History with a concentration on pan-Sepharadi Studies at Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. He is also the Associate Museum Curator at the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum. He is currently working on the reprinting of the 1527 Aleppo Haggaḏa with a colleague, aiming to translate the entire text into Judeo-Arabic. He is also in the primary stages of launching ‘Sepharadi Visionaries’ card series, a full set of cards each depicting an individual Sepharadi icon that has been forgotten to history. He was recently awarded The American Sephardi Federation’s Broome and Allen 2018 Fellowship in recognition of his impressive academic accomplishments.

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