Levi Meir Clancy
I am a researcher and documentary photographer.
I bring overlooked stories into public life.
Kurdistan: Homeland of Diversity
A public talk about Kurdistan's cultural and religious diversity and the possibility of coexistence.
Watch on TEDIn 2022, I Was Deported from Kurdistan
A first-person account of eight years in Iraqi Kurdistan, Jewish memory, cultural work, and forced departure.
Read at Yad MizrahA Love Letter to the Kurdistan Region
An illustrated essay about immigration, belonging, public life, and challenging anti-Kurdish bias.
Read at The Times of IsraelInvestigating False Claims of Kurdish Jewish Identity
An investigation into a public figure's false identity claims and misuse of the Shrine of the Prophet Nahum.
Read on MediumMy life shapes how I see and make work public.
Havda-Ooh-La-La
A participatory Havdalah gathering that brings ritual, culture, and queer Jewish communal life into the same room.
Explore at levi.eventsConversation Pieces
An educational experience designed to open conversation across identity, belonging, and Jewish public life.
Visit Conversation PiecesProud & Jewish
A co-sponsored public contingent bringing LGBTQ+ Jews, allies, music, and visible Jewish community into the San Francisco Pride Parade.
View at JCCSFThe Jews of Kurdistan
A public lecture connecting Kurdish Jewish heritage with the Assyrian, Kurdish, Yazidi, Turkmeni, and other communities that share the region.
View at Qesher
- Photography I make documentary, public-life, portrait, and autobiographical photographs.
- Public programs I create events and exhibitions that gather people around overlooked stories.
- Tools I build useful forms that put cultural knowledge into everyday circulation.
- Research I conduct source-led inquiry that distinguishes evidence, context, and interpretation.
