Jewish Ethnicity, Jewish Joy, Mizrahi Culture, and Decolonizing Jewishness, with Yasmine Esther
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“I spent a lot of time fighting antisemitism online... I realized that I was shaping who I was based on how other people perceive me. That's the opposite of pride. I don't need to shape how I feel or connect to being a Jew based on how other people talk about me.”
-Yasmine Esther
In this episode, Clarissa talks to Yasmine Esther, a community educator, and a Bukharan, Ashkenazi, and Mizrahi Jew. Yasmine’s made it her mission to inform Jews and non-Jews alike about Jewish politics and culture. With over sixteen-thousand followers on Instagram, Yasmine combats misconceptions and erasure of Jewish customs and history. She often shares about overlooked parts of her multifaceted culture including food, clothing, music and jewelry from her Mizrahi and Bukharin background. Yasmine also has black family members, and her educational work incorporates confronting anti-blackness and racism.
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If you liked this episode try out “Embracing Yiddish Language, Theater, Culture, and History, with Rokhl Kafrissen” or “Finding Crypto-Jewish Ancestors w/Researcher and Historian Genie Milgrom.”
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