Hen Mazzig (Hebrew: חן מזיג) is an Israeli writer, speaker, and activist. He is a senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute.[1][2][3][4][5]
Mazzig is of Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi Jewish and Tunisian Jewish) descent.[6] He is a Zionist.[7] In 2020, Mazzig was named by the blog Jews of NY one of the Top 50 NYC Jewish LGBTQ+ Influencers.[8]
In August 2020, Mazzig started a viral movement, #JewishPrivilege, with Jews telling personal stories of discrimination and abuse.[9] In November 2020, Mazig criticized a student BDS resolution passed at San Francisco State University.[10] In December 2020, Mazzig spoke to the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, commemorating the plight of 850,000 Jews who were expelled from Arab lands.[11] He was a panelist, along with Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez, discussing antisemitism.[12]
Mazzig has written op-ed pieces that have been featured in The LA Times, The Vancouver Sun, and The Yonkers Tribune among others[citation needed].
In October 2022, Mazzig's first book, The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto was published by Wicked Son Press.[13]