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URL:https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/from-bukhara-to-jerusalem-part-ii-i
 srael-after-10-7-through-a-sephardic-lens/
SUMMARY:From Bukhara to Jerusalem\, Part II: Israel After 10/7 Through a Se
 phardic Lens
DESCRIPTION:When many people think about the founders of Israel\, they pict
 ure Herzl\, Ben-Gurion\, and the kibbutzim. But the story is much older an
 d far more diverse than we’ve been taught. Long before Herzl\, there wer
 e early Zionists—Sephardic\, Mizrahi\, and Middle Eastern Jews whose ide
 as\, leadership\, and longing for Zion shaped Jewish history in profound w
 ays.\n\nIn this Part II lecture\, we will explore Israel before Herzl\, un
 cover lesser-known Sephardic voices in early Zionism\, and examine how the
 se narratives reshape our understanding of Jewish history today. We will a
 lso look closely at the ecosystem of college campuses after October 7th an
 d discuss how viewing Israel through a Sephardic lens opens new pathways f
 or education\, identity\, and connection.\nRegister Here\nManashe Khaimov 
 is the Founder and CEO of SAMi (Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative)\, w
 hich is dedicated to fostering the Sephardic and Mizrahi ecosystem on coll
 ege campuses nationwide. He's an adjunct professor teaching Bukharian Jewi
 sh History and Culture at Queens College\, with roots tracing back to Sama
 rkand\, Uzbekistan\, where his ancestors lived for over 2\,000 years. A fo
 urth-generation community organizer\, serial entrepreneur\, and social inn
 ovator he founded the Bukharian Jewish Union\, AskBobo.ai\, and The Jewish
  Silk Road Tours™ in NYC. Recognized for his contributions\, he received
  the "Person of the Year Award" by the Bukharian Jewish Congress of USA an
 d Canada\, NY Jewish Week's "36 Under 36"\, and the TimesLedger Newspapers
  "Queens Impact Award". He was appointed by the DA of Queens as a Queens J
 ewish Advisory Council member. He sits on the National Sephardic Advisory 
 Committee at JIMENA. Manashe is an alumnus of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowshi
 p for International Jewish Visionary Leaders\, the UJA-Federation of NY Ru
 skay Institute for Jewish Professional Leadership. In 2025\, Manashe was s
 elected as one of 15 Jewish professionals for Class 9 of the Wexner Field 
 Fellowship premier leadership program in partnership with the Jim Joseph F
 oundation and that same year received the Covenant Pomegranate Prize for J
 ewish Educators. Manashe has presented the history of the Sephardic and Mi
 zrahi communities at numerous 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 articl
 es. He has appeared as a guest speaker on numerous podcasts around the glo
 be.
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