Did you know Baghdad used to be 40% Jewish? Neither did we! Arab Jewish scholar, mystic, and artist Hadar Cohen breaks barriers and stereotypes as she shares how her family comes from 10 generations of Mizrachi Jewish communities in Jerusalem, Syria, Iraq, and Kurdistan.

Hadar reveals what it was like in Jerusalem on October 7, how she’s reclaiming her Arab Jewish roots, and the struggle to build bridges against militarism and occupation from the U.S. to Israel/Palestine.


0:00:00 - 00:16 Teaser
00:25 - 0:01:45 - Intro
01:46 - 8:53 Hadar Cohen's Arab Jewish identity
8:53 - 9:58 Host Josh is a Jewish Mother
9:59 - 14:09 Different Jewish Identities and history
14:09 - 16: 20 Hadar Cohen's family and diverse roots
16:21 - 18:26 Zionism and Arab Jewish expulsion
18:26 - 25:09 The construction of Zionism and colonial thought
25:09 - 29:39 How do we move forward and bring change?
29:40 - 31:03 Yiddish (Oy Vey!)
31:03 - 34:11 When did Jews become white?
34:12 - 42:59 Being in Jerusalem on Oct 7th
43:00 - 52:20 Zionism needs Anti-Semitism.
52:21 - 58:15 Jewish Mysticism and Spirituality


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