Get email notification for articles from Eness Elias Follow May. 24, 2021 1:52 PM Similar to the Palestinians' brain drain in academia and research, industry and trade, culture and art – many Mizrahim feel compelled to look beyond Israel’s borders for the chance to have a better future for themselves and their families. A new initiative showcasing Mizrahim (Jews of Middle Eastern or North African origins) active in many fields, the 'Mizrahi Left Project' features lectures, film screenings and discussions on what it means to be Mizrahi and on the history of the Mizrahi left in Israel. The nine-part series, held on Zoom and conducted in English, is aimed at second-generation Mizrahi Israelis who are living in the United States. Participants in the project, the first of its kind, include Mizrahi artists, scholars and intellectuals from Israel as well as North America, including Dr. Yali Hashash, a queer feminist scholar; Dr. Ofir Abu, whose field is Israel studies; Prof. Hillel Cohen, an expert in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies; poet Yonit Naaman; and filmmaker David Deri.