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No Way Back: The Journey of a Jew from Baghdad
Thursday, September 8th 7:30 - 8:30PM Congregation B'nai Israel 3600 Riverside Boulevard Sacramento, CA (map) Join JIMENA's board member, Professor Daniel Khazzoom, for a preview screening of Forgotten Refugees and for the opportunity to hear excerpts from his memoir. Daniel will discuss his personal story as a Jewish refugee from Iraq and will talk about the modern history of Jews indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa. When leaving Iraq in 1951, Daniel Khazzoom vowed never to return. Living first in Israel and then eventually immigrating to the United States, he established himself as an academic and was the first Israeli accepted to Harvard University, graduating with a PhD in Economics. Free! _________________________________________ The Jewish Refugees of Libya Growing Up in an Intolerant Society 
Saturday, September 10th 11AM Congregation Adath Israel 1851 Noriego Street San Francisco, CA (map) Gina Waldman, President and co-founder of JIMENA, will share her story of escape from Libya and talk about Jewish refugees from Arab countries. For the last 35 years, Gina has worked tirelessly fighting human rights violations around the world. In 2008, on behalf of her Libyan community and all displaced Mizrahi Jews, Gina testified in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. She is the recipient of the prestigious Martin Luther King Humanitarian award. Free! __________________________________ JIMENA in Los Angeles 
Saturday, September 10th 11:15AM Kahal Joseph Congregation 10505 Santa Monica Boulevard (map) JIMENA's Director, Sarah Levin, will be in Los Angeles from September 7th - 11th where she will collect testimonies for JIMENA's Oral History Project and continue developing relationships with our donors and friends in the Los Angeles area. If you are in LA and would like to learn more about JIMENA please come meet Sarah at Kahal Joseph. If you are in the Los Angeles area and would like to participate in JIMENA's Oral History Project or meet with Sarah during her trip please email her at sarahlevin@jimena.org ________________________________ Galeet Dardashti's Monajat 
Saturday, September 24th 8:00PM JCC San Francisco 3200 California Street, SF (map) Composer and singer Galeet Dardashti performs Monajat (Fervent Prayer), an evening of Middle Eastern musical poetry sung during the month preceding Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, as a means of reflection and spiritual preparation. In this West Coast premiere, Dardashti reinvents Persian melodies and Hebrew texts with electronic soundscapes and dynamic video projections. The Foundation for Jewish Culture and its presenters have selected Monajat as the premiere commission of a six-city tour through its New Jewish Culture Network. Presented in partnership with The Hub of JCCSF, Be'chol Lashon, JIMENA, the Contemporary Jewish Museum and the 27th Jewish Music Festival JCCSF Members $12 Advance Public $12 Public at the Door $15 Email sarahlevin@jimena.org to receive a promotional code for discounted tickets
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__________________________________ JIMENA Pre-Rosh Hashana Seder & Potluck 
Sunday, September 25th 1:30 - 3:30OM Golden Gate Park, Lindley Meadow Picnic Area. San Francisco. (map) JIMENA excitedly invites you, your family, and friends to a festive Rosh Hashanah Seder and vegetarian potluck picnic in Golden Gate Park.
For nearly 2,000 years, Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews around the world have ushered in the Jewish New Year by joyously blessing and eating symbolic foods. In the Talmud, Rabbi Abaye suggests that foods growing abundantly and symbolizing prosperity be eaten in hopes of a sweet, prosperous year. Many Mizrahi and Sephardic families have incorporated a unique seder into their Rosh Hashana meal with some or all of the following foods:
Apples for Sweetness
Dates for Peace
Green Beans for Prosperity
Pomegranate for Miztvot
Pumpkin for Happiness
Beetroot Leaves for Freedom
Leeks for Friendship
Head of Lettuce for Leadership
We are looking forward to ushering in the New Jewish year of 5772 with you and we hope you will bring wine and a vegetarian dish that incorporates the foods mentioned above.
Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP to MoniqueArar@jimena.org
Free!
Note to Drivers:
John F Kennedy Drive will be closed, and there will be no parking at the actual park. It is suggested that you park on Fulton or around 30th avenue. _________________________________ JIMENA at Davis's International Festival 
Saturday, October 1st 12:00 - 6:00PM Veterans Memorial Center 203 E. 14th Street. Davis, CA (map) For the first time ever, JIMENA will participate in this wonderful international festival which highlights the diversity of Central California. JIMENA will present the Forgotten Refugees film and a North African Mizrahi fashion show. Join us in honoring our role in California's diverse communities. Click here for more information ________________________________________ India Arie with Idan Raichel 29th Annual San Francisco JAZZ Festival 
Saturday, October 15th 8:00PM Paramount Theater Oakland 2025 Broadway, Oakland CA (map) JIMENA is proud to once again partner with SFJAZZ. A double dose of soul brings together Israel's biggest international star and the R&B goddess India Arie. With 18 Grammy nominations and four Grammy Awards to her credit, Arie is a multifaceted creative force - a singer, composer, producer, guitarist and flautist who broke through with 2001's monster hit Acoustic Soul. Her new album, Open Door, is an expansive musical dialogue with keyboardist Idan Raichel, who set Arie's probing lyrics to a multi-cultural array of Hebrew melodies. He's won an international following by incorporating Israel's daunting diversity in his music, with particular emphasis on influences from Ethiopia and Yemen. For a limited time JIMENA will offer members a 15% discount off of regular ticket prices, so please email sarahlevin@jimena.org ASAP if interested. For more information please click here | 
