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Flavors of Israel: Seven ethnic heritages
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Seven Israeli women—all immigrants to Israel from the Middle East, Africa and Europe— have been in Seattle for the past week, offering cooking and spice workshops at temples and synagogues as well as private homes.
Through traditional food, song and dance, they shared their inspiring stories of Aliyah (immigration to Israel), during which they overcame incredible odds—some surviving warzones or traveling for days on foot—in order to safely reach the safety of Israel. Originally from Morocco, Yemen, Iraq, Kurdistan, Ethiopia and Bukhara, they cooked traditional ethnic dishes like Iraqi couscous, Yemen lachuch, Moroccan eggplant and Ethiopian Dabu for their audiences.
The visit to Seattle was the culmination of a 14-week project aimed at teaching the women to improve their skills in business, cooking and public speaking. The goal of this project is to help them to develop a cooperative food business in Israel, and our hope is that the effects of this program will go on to inspire other women to start small businesses and be able to support themselves and their families.
The program was funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle as a part of the TIPS Partnership, an association of Jewish communities in Tucson, Phoenix and Seattle and the city of Kiryat Malachi and the Hof Ashkelon region in Israel.
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