Edna

In Tel Aviv we revelled in shakshuka, dunking thick challah bread into runny egg yolks and tomato stew rich with cumin daily. We marvelled at the city’s rich culinary scene. It’s a paradise for food lovers. It’s also a city of contradictions in which we were made to feel so welcome by those who once were strangers to the place themselves. It’s a place laden with expectations and heavy with judgement. And so we went into Edna’s city apartment armed with questions about what it really feels like to be a ‘citizen’ of Israel. How do those who migrated here perceive their own relationships and claim on this rich city?