TRAVEL WITH US — Jewish Kurdistan

with Levi Meir Clancy

This session will explore the history of Jews in the Kurdistan Region through the lens of lived experience, personal stories, and cultural preservation. From ancient communities to modern erasure, we will trace how Jewish life in Kurdistan both shaped and was shaped by its surrounding cultures. The program blends historical context with firsthand insight, offering a grounded and human-centered view of a little-known chapter of global Jewish life.

Levi Meir Clancy is a writer, photographer, and educator based in the Bay Area, where he works in social services for a Jewish organization. He spent over seven years in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, working in demographic research, photojournalism, and interfaith engagement. His educational content and unique storytelling have been featured by TEDx, Aish.com, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qesher, Yad Mizrah, The Forward, and The J.

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