PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, March 12, at 10:45 a.m., Jewish Federation of the Berkshires welcomes Ari Ariel, Ph.D., Director of International Studies at the University of Iowa, whose research focuses on Jewish communities in the Arab world and Mizrahi communities in Israel, with a special interest in how migration reshapes foodways and cultural practices.

 

During the 20th century most of the age-old Yemeni Jewish community immigrated to Palestine/Israel. This talk will use foods to examine how Yemeni Jews struggled to resist assimilation, while also working to integrate into Israeli society.

 

This Federation program will be presented via Zoom – register at the calendar of events page at jewishberkshires.org.