Creator Bio
Ayelet Tsabari
b. 1973
Ayelet Tsabari is an award-winning Israeli-Canadian author and photographer. Her memoir, The Art of Leaving, won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award in 2019, and her novel Songs for the Brokenhearted (2024) received numerous accolades, including a National Jewish Book Award for fiction. Tsabari was born in Israel to a family of Yemeni descent, and her writing often draws on the traditions and experiences of Yemeni Jews.
Content by Ayelet Tsabari
Primary Source
A Simple Girl: Redefining Mizrahi Womanhood
Ayelet Tsabari
In “A Simple Girl,” Ayelet Tsabari examines stereotypes of Mizrahi women through Ofra Haza’s 1979 hit “Shir Ha’Freha,” reclaiming voice and identity through her writing.