Ethiopian-Israeli artist Batya Sisay explores memory, cultural heritage, and belonging through art shaped by her journey from Ethiopia to Israel and New York.
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BL in conversation with Dana, one of Hyphen's twelve storytellers proudly preserving Yemenite memory and identity.
Chef and restaurateur, Beejhy Barhany, artfully shares the flavors of her cultures through culinary storytelling in her new cookbook, “Gursha.”
Author Roni Fantanesh Malkai shares the need and significance of the Ethiopian Israeli history, memory, and experiences found in her new book
“Thanks to my collaboration with Yarden, and the world of comics she opened up for me, this story — a powerful childhood memory from my journey from Ethiopia to Israel — found its home as a graphic novel.”-Yossi Vassa
Dr. Beza Abebe share the ways her video project "Emaye's Kitchen" is uplifting Ethiopian culture through storytelling and cuisine.
Exhibition on view at the Fridman Gallery in NYC until February 22
Reflections on the hostage deal and Avera Mengistu
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