Monday | May 4 | 6:30 PM | Free

Kick off Jewish American Heritage Month with a special presentation featuring Ethiopian-Jewish American chef Beejhy Barhany.

Chef Barhany will share a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A. She will also have signed cookbooks available for purchase. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

Advance RSVP required.

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Special Event

12 PM at Long Beach City College, LAC Campus (4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach 90808)

Prior to the 6:30 pm program at the J, Chef Barhany will be speaking at LBCC (LAC, Room W-201) at 12 pm, with musical selections by Cantor Kelly Cooper. Deli sandwich lunch and drinks will be provided. 

RSVP to Susan Paletz at [email protected]

 

Chef Beehjy Barhany

Barhany was born in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, she fled the country as a child, made aliyah to Israel in 1983 and then moved to New York in 2000. Through her cooking and storytelling, Barhany acts as a "cultural ambassador". She is the author of several cookbooks and founded Tsion Cafe in Harlem in 2014.