This @BridgetPhetasy #WalkInsWelcome podcast episode is one of the most important pods I’ve ever heard.
Two brave survivors:
- @YasMohammedxx’s extraordinary story
- During the “check in” after, Bridget shares the lingering trauma of being raped at 18.https://twitter.com/BridgetPhetasy/status/1184832759732170752 …
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My very religious Jewish grandparents and great-grandparents - and all Jews of Mashhad, Iran - were forced to covert to Islam - or they’d be killed. So while very different, I felt a connection to your story and admire your bravery and tenacity.
It’s really great that your family were able to retain the link to their true heritage. Quite often the link is lost.
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Thank you. They remained religious in secret: EG built contiguous homes to pass religious items & carry food like matzah secretly. My newfound cousin (via DNA site) Esther Amini is writing a memoir as daughter of Mashhadi Jews in NYChttps://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/153059/iranian-holy-thanksgiving …
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(Obviously, meant “convert” above. Not covert.)
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Many Mashhadi Jews now live in Queens and Long Island... Although my mom was born in England, moved to NYC, then Montreal where I was born. Yep, I’m a native Canadian, too ;)
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