NYC’s Only Ethiopian-Israeli Restaurant Forced to Close Due to Antisemitism

Noam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by Beejhy Barhany. Hailed "Harlem’s queen of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine," Barhany is the owner of Tsion Cafe, the Ethiopian Jewish restaurant, where she recently ended dine-in service, due to anti-Israel harassment. She is also the author of Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond. The book has been heralded as one of the best cookbooks of 2025 by The New York Times and The Boston Globe.

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NYC’s Only Ethiopian-Israeli Restaurant Forced to Close Due to Antisemitism is an episode from The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table by Comedy Cellar Network.

This episode is 62:00 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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