The American Sephardi Federation invites all individuals, communities, and organizations who share our vision & principles to join us in signing the American Sephardi Leadership Statement! Friends and family, along with then-Knesset Member Omer Bar-Lev, tried to win Bar-Orian the honor he deserves in 2014. In 1964, Iranian-born Private Hagai Bar-Orian sacrificed his life to save his fellow Israeli soldiers during a secret mission in Jerusalem, but his act of heroism was never officially recognized by the Defense Ministry. (Photo courtesy of Eyal Shragai/ The Times of Israel ) by Dunash ben Labrat, the Baghdadi poet and refugee living in Cordoba, Spain and El b’yado (“God with His hand ”), by the Syrian payytan, R’ Eliyahu Leniado. R’Isaac Ambalu plays instrumental, Afghani versions of two classic piyyutim: Dror Yikra (“He will proclaim freedom… ”), originally written in the 10th c. I have a job for you.’”į eature: Rabbi Isaac Ambalu ’ s Instrumental Afghani Versions of Two Piyyutim 🎶 🪕 ” However, when Lebanon imploded and Jews requested assistance, Safra’s responses were to the point: “‘Come to New York. ” As for the particular experience of the Beirut Jewish community: “Through the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, there was a functioning Jewish community in Beirut, and Edmond was going to Beirut till the time of the civil war. ” Gross notes that Safra started young, “sent by his father to Milan at age 15 to literally run around the central banks of Europe buying gold. In A Banker’s Journey: How Edmond Safra Built a Global Financial Empire, Daniel Gross tells the story of Beirut-born Edmond Safra, “the man who made monumental contributions to the State of Israel, while never actually claiming citizenship or owning a home (in the country). One of the most significant was providing Nina Avidan Wiener with the encouragement, advice, and support with which to create ISEF 🏗️“ How did a proud Sephardi Jew build a global financial empire? ”īy Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi, The Jerusalem PostĮdmond and Lily Safra were benefactors of many causes benefiting Greater Sephardic communities, especially in Israel. The Sephardi World Weekly is made possible by Professor Rifka Cook, Maria Gabriela Borrego Medina, Rachel Amar, Deborah Arellano , and Distinguished ASF Vice President Gwen Zuares !Ĭlick here to dedicate a future issue in honor or memory of a loved one Condolences to Iranian Jewish Federation of NY (IAJF-NY) Trustee Joseph Moinian and his family
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