JFREJ Mimouna
Sivan artistic coordinated JFREJ’s first ever Mimouna with an extraordinary team including Keren Soffer-Sharon, Tom Haviv, Hannah Goldman, Maya Edery, Ora Batashvili, Anna Jacobs and Jenny Romaine, in partnership with the Arab-American Association of New York.
Mimouna is a holiday that comes from Moroccan and other North African Jewish communities. It begins the night Passover ends, and marks the return of chametz back into Jewish homes. Jews who lived in Muslim countries would often open their homes to everyone on the block, including their Muslim neighbors, and everyone would eat flour-y pancakes, sing Arabic songs, dance, and celebrate together.
With a turnout of over 350 people to Widdi Catering Hall in Bay Ridge, Mimouna was a watershed event for our Mizrahi community in NYC, integrating cultural work, celebration, and abundant joy into our political vision of collective, intersectional liberation.
Featuring:
Emcee's Hannah Goldman of JFREJ’s Mizrahi/Sephardi Caucus & Reem Ramadan of the Arab American Association of New York
Live Music with Galeet Dardashti, Yoni Battat, Jessica Lurie, April Centrone & Yoshie Fruchter
Storytelling with Arielle Korman, Simi Toledano, Esther Farmer & Sivan Battat
DJ Set with DJ H’nina
Flags & Visual Art by Tom Haviv
Sweets by Awafi Boston, Nablus Sweets & Enat Ventura