Erez Biton

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Footprints in the sand in the Sinai desert. (Dudarev Mikhail / Shutterstock.com)
What we left behind in Egypt: Mizrahi thoughts on Israel
Even when they had reached the borders of the Promised Land, after 40 years in the desert, all the Children of Israel wanted was to go back to Egypt. In Erez Biton’s poem, the immigrant from Algeria and his son fail to build a home in Israel. Independence Day is also the tale of the…
By +972 Magazine May 24, 2016
Erez Biton (Screenshot, Social TV)
WATCH: Overdue recognition for Mizrahi poets
For decades, the poetry, literature and culture of Mizrahi Jews, those who came from Arab and Middle Eastern countries, was excluded from and marginalized in the Israeli mainstream and educational curriculum. That is beginning to change, and there exists a unique opportunity to correct the course. Read more: The roots of anti-Mizrahi racism in Israel…
By Social TV May 7, 2016
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