Who Jew Think You Are (Eylan Ezekiel)
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| 26 May 2023 | Who Jew Think You Are - Trailer | 00:01:03 | |
A short trailer to introduce the forthcoming podcast about diverse Jewish identities. For more information and to get involved sign up here Please like, subscribe and share this podcast! 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. | |||
| 17 Aug 2023 | The Big Three and origin stories | 00:25:59 | |
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 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) Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay Image for Episode by Mike Peel 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. | |||
| 27 Aug 2023 | A Jalebi and Challah Sandwich | 00:37:55 | |
Penny Rabiger was speaking to Eylan Ezekiel about his heritage and identities: as a mixed Ashkenazi and Bene Israel Jew. 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!!!! More about the history of the Ezekiel Rajpurker name More about the pogroms at the start of the 20th Century in Poland More about the history of Indian Jews to Britain The transcript of this episode is available here Music by Aleksafor utransndr Karabanov from Pixabay Sound Effect by Sergei Chetvertnykh from Pixabay 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. | |||
| 27 Sep 2023 | "Are we Loser Jews?" | 01:08:31 | |
An interview with Nina, about her Tunisian Jewish heritage. A full transcript of this episode is available here Some of the things we talked about: French movie mentioned at the start - “La vérité si je mens” / “Would I lie to you?” Brik / or “brick à l’oeuf” (egg brick) French Documentary “May God Be with You”/Que Dieu te protège Article, “When young French Jews return to the Maghreb of their parents” 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 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. | |||
| 01 Nov 2023 | MizraWho? | 00:49:00 | |
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 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 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. | |||
| 24 Nov 2023 | Hi Yohai | 00:47:22 | |
Dr Yohai Hakak talked to Eylan Ezekiel about growing up Mizrahi and secular in Israel. This episode was recorded in May 23. “How Does the Social Work?”podcast Hamin - more food! Cholent - even more food!! 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 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. | |||
| 29 Dec 2023 | Other within the Other - with Carol Isaacs | 00:43:25 | |
“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 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. | |||
| 12 Jan 2024 | "Identity is overrated" - Dr Ophira Gamliel | 00:49:45 | |
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 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. | |||
| 19 Jan 2024 | Turk Passing - with Philip Arditti | 01:04:48 | |
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: Philip’s creative projects: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/ Other creative works More about Eylan Ezekiel here and about Penny Rabiger here Transcript of the conversation can be found 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. | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | British Black Jews - Kenneth Awele Okafor | 00:44:50 | |
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/ Banana Challah (Yum!) Tzedakah (Charity) Tikkun_olam (Repair the world) Book - What does a Jew Look Like? Festivals of Sigd and New_Yam_Festival_of_the_Igbo https://www.lyonslearning.org.uk/ 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. | |||
| 19 Apr 2024 | Birdsong and Elephants - Season 1 Review | 00:47:46 | |
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 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. | |||
| 27 Apr 2024 | Bonus Passover Special | 00:41:09 | |
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 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, please contact us here https://forms.gle/sx7Nic2rCnTNEG289 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. | |||
| 11 Apr 2025 | A Persian Perspective on Nationalism and Identity - Professor Yaacov Yadgar | 00:51:24 | |
With Professor Yakov Yadgar as our guide, we explore how nation-states, particularly Israel, shape and sometimes constrain Jewish identities while emphasising the importance of celebrating diverse histories and practices, especially those of Mizrahi heritage. Our guest Yaacov Yadgar is a Professor of Israel Studies at Oxford School of Global & Area Studies and Oxford Department of Politics & International Relations. Read more about his work. Key topics
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