Across the divide: Serving falafel together
At Ofra's Kitchen in Vancouver, Ofra and her Iranian server-assistant welcome people, unmindful of the political tensions between Tehran and Jerusalem.
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At Ofra's Kitchen in Vancouver, Ofra and her Iranian server-assistant welcome people, unmindful of the political tensions between Tehran and Jerusalem.
A Vancouver restaurant owner says displaying the Israeli flag, and posters of Israeli civilians kidnapped by Hamas, have made her and her restaurant a target, both online and in person.
Vancity has been supporting people in our communities since 1946, like local food creators. As part of our Made in Vancouver series spotlighting local businesses, we talked to Ofra Sixto about seeing her decade long dream finally come true. “Love of food and love of people,” Sixto told Daily Hive, speaking about what inspired her to open the restaurant. “This was a dream of mine for years. COVID or no COVID, I was going to have my dream come true. It surpassed all my expectations, despite the hard work. I love my restaurant, what it represents, and how I make people feel when they co...
In response to the recent upsurge in pro-Palestinian activism basically every major Canadian media outlet has published stories about rising anti-Semitism. B’nai B’rith claims there were more anti-Semitic incidents in May than all of last year. The government recently acceded to the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) demand for an emergency summit on […]