Rachel Wahba

The Slippery Slope of Jew-‘ish’

All my life, I was informed it was not ok to be a Jew or identify as “Jew”. However, it was the only national identity I had. I was a...

Sep 9, 2019

A mandatory course in Ethnic Studies is being unveiled in California public high schools, forcing us to witness a new form of...

Aug 11, 2019

Barbra Streisand isn’t the only one who thinks survivors of sexual abuse are doing just fine if they manage to grow up and have a life....

Apr 2, 2019

Rachel Wahba is a writer, psychotherapist, and co-founder of Olivia Travel/Companies. An Iraqi -Egyptian Jew, born in India, she grew up in Japan.

The many dimensions of

displacement and exile are a constant theme in her work as a writer, therapist, and in her activism as a Mizrahi Jew who grew up stateless.