Episode 12: Reuben Ebrahimoff "My Crypto-Jewish Heritage"

JUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED | A Guide for Today's Perplexed: Confronting the Challenges of This Generation - A podcast by Ben and Benzi | Geonic-Maimonidean

This particular episode is more personal for the hosts of the podcast, as Mr. Ebrahimoff speaks to Ben about their shared roots as descendants of Iranian crypto-Jews. He gives a brief overview of the Mashhadi story then and now, the Allahdad pogrom of 1839, the uniqueness of Persian cuisine, the dual marriage contracts of Jewish "New Muslims", the aftermath of leaving Iran, and his personal family tree.      --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/judaismdemystified/support