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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T120000
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URL:https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/from-bukhara-to-jerusalem-part-i-me
 mory-migration-and-identity/
SUMMARY:From Bukhara to Jerusalem\, Part I: Memory\, Migration\, and Identi
 ty
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, we explore the deeper questions of Bukharian 
 Jewish identity—what identity meant in the past and what it means today.
  Why are we called Bukharian Jews? How did our community come to Central A
 sia\, and was this name self-chosen or externally imposed? Together\, we w
 ill examine the history\, migrations\, and cultural forces that shaped Buk
 harian Jewish identity and continue to influence how the community underst
 ands itself today.\nRegister Here\nManashe Khaimov is the Founder and CEO 
 of SAMi (Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative)\, which is dedicated to fo
 stering the Sephardic and Mizrahi ecosystem on college campuses nationwide
 . He's an adjunct professor teaching Bukharian Jewish History and Culture 
 at Queens College\, with roots tracing back to Samarkand\, Uzbekistan\, wh
 ere his ancestors lived for over 2\,000 years. A fourth-generation communi
 ty organizer\, serial entrepreneur\, and social innovator he founded the B
 ukharian Jewish Union\, AskBobo.ai\, and The Jewish Silk Road Tours™ in 
 NYC. Recognized for his contributions\, he received the "Person of the Yea
 r Award" by the Bukharian Jewish Congress of USA and Canada\, NY Jewish We
 ek's "36 Under 36"\, and the TimesLedger Newspapers "Queens Impact Award".
  He was appointed by the DA of Queens as a Queens Jewish Advisory Council 
 member. He sits on the National Sephardic Advisory Committee at JIMENA. Ma
 nashe is an alumnus of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship for International Jew
 ish Visionary Leaders\, the UJA-Federation of NY Ruskay Institute for Jewi
 sh Professional Leadership. In 2025\, Manashe was selected as one of 15 Je
 wish professionals for Class 9 of the Wexner Field Fellowship premier lead
 ership program in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation and that same
  year received the Covenant Pomegranate Prize for Jewish Educators. Manash
 e has presented the history of the Sephardic and Mizrahi communities at nu
 merous communities all around the United States and beyond\, including in 
 Canada\, Uzbekistan\, South Africa\, Vienna\, UK\, and Georgia.  Manashe 
 has been quoted in over 500 publications and articles. He has appeared as 
 a guest speaker on numerous podcasts around the globe.\n\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:Scholars Circle
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