05/28/2026
Our next Elson Israel Fellow, Sarah Sassoon, will be in Tulsa in less than two weeks. The Elson Israel Fellowship brings innovative Israeli thinkers to Tulsa to engage directly with the community. Don't miss out on multiple events spanning the week of Sunday, June 7 - June 14. Check them out at jewishtulsa.org/event
Learn more about Sarah: Sarah is an Australian born, Iraqi Jewish writer, poet, and educator. She is the author of the award winning picture book, Shoham’s Bangle and This is Not a Cholent. Her poetry micro chapbook, This is Why We Don’t Look Back was awarded the Harbor Review Jewish Women’s Poetry prize. She is an editorial advisor for Distinctions: A Sephardi and Mizrahi Journal, and she received her MA in English Literature and Poetry from Bar Ilan University. Sarah currently lives in Jerusalem with her four boys and a Belgian Malinois she found at her local coffeeshop.