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Miriam Ezagui
Born
Miriam Malnik

April 27, 1986 (1986-04-27) (age 38)
Occupation(s)Nurse, TikToker
SpouseAron Ezagui
Children4
RelativesLilly Appelbaum Malnik (grandmother)
TikTok information
Page
Followers1.9M
Likes145.2M
Last updated: May 1, 2024
Websitebirthingwithmiriam.com

Miriam Malnik-Ezagui (born April 27, 1986)

Brooklyn, New York. Malnik-Ezagui is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivor Lilly Appelbaum Malnik
.

Early life

Ezagui grew up in Maryland, and was born into a less observant Jewish family; at age 9 her family became Orthodox.[2]

Career

Malnik-Ezagui works as a

labor and delivery nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and runs her own business, Birthing With Miriam, a childbirth class program.[2][3][4]

Online presence

Malnik-Ezagui has over 376,000 followers on Instagram and about 2 million followers on TikTok as of September 2023.[5][6][7] She first began posting videos in May 2020.[8] Her early content focused on babywearing, but in February 2022 she began to post about antisemitism and her Jewish identity following a comment made by Whoopi Goldberg the previous month that claimed the Holocaust wasn't racially motivated.[1][8] Most of Malnik-Ezagui's content focuses on educating people about Jewish culture, faith, history, and practices.[9][10] These videos range from education on kosher laws and family purity laws to holiday preparations and celebrations.[9][10][11]

Starting in April 2022 Malnik-Ezagui began posting videos with her grandmother, who spoke about life during World War II and living in a concentration camp.[8][12][13] One video with her grandmother received over 23 million views.[12][14][15]

In September 2023, Malnik-Ezagui was named as the Best Jewish TikToker by Jewish magazine

Hey Alma.[16]

Family

Malnik-Ezagui is the granddaughter of

Nazi doctor Josef Mengele three times while imprisoned, was liberated from the camp when she was sixteen years old by the British Army in 1945.[18] Malnik-Ezagui's grandfather, Abraham Malnik, was a Holocaust survivor from Lithuania who was sent to Kovno Ghetto, a Jewish ghetto, and was later imprisoned at Dachau concentration camp, Flossenbürg concentration camp, Leitmeritz concentration camp, and the Theresienstadt Ghetto.[18][19] Malnik-Ezagui's grandaunt, granduncle, great-grandmother, great-granduncle, and great-grandaunt were killed during the Holocaust.[12]

Personal life

She is married to Aron Ezagui, a

Taharas Hamishpacha, or laws of family purity.[1][21]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c "Miriam Ezagui, 37, TikTok star". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Orthodox Mom, Who Gives Glimpse Into Family Life, Never Expected Videos to Go Viral (Exclusive)". Peoplemag. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Bradley, Sian (January 2, 2023). "This couple never share a bed – but it makes their sex life 'spicy'". Metro News. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Birthing With Miriam | Registered Nurse | Brooklyn NY". Birthing With Miriam. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Miriam Ezagui (@miriamezagui)". Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via TikTok.
  6. ^ "Miriam Malnik-Ezagui (@miriam.ezagui)". Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ Lieber, Chavie. "Orthodox Jews Are Finally Having Their Pop Culture Moment". WSJ. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Karpen, Elizabeth (March 10, 2023). "TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about Orthodox life". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "She never sleeps with her husband in the same bed. Thanks to this, their sex life is 'passionate and spicy'". 247 News Agency. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Lambert, Rivkah (August 20, 2022). "Meet TikTok, Instagram's Orthodox Jewish women content creators". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "What happens if you accidentally eat non-Kosher food? TikTok explains". The Jerusalem Post. January 12, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d "'I want the world to see': Holocaust survivor shares Auschwitz stories on TikTok". Stars and Stripes. February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  13. ^ Breslow, Samuel (September 12, 2022). "New research suggests Nazis made Jewish women infertile". The Forward. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Chabad of Ellicott City Honors Holocaust Survivor Grandma". Jewishtimes.com. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Holocaust survivor Lilly Malnik". Baltimore Sun. February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Winners of This Year's Jewish Pop Culture Awards". Hey Alma. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "orlando sentinel obituaries past week". Tresorbau-guembel.de. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "96-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Recalls Horrors of Auschwitz". Ark.media. August 22, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "EHRI - Abraham and Lilly Malnik collection". portal.ehri-project.eu. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Reast, Amy; Dalton, Nia (January 2, 2023). "'I never share a bed with my husband - it keeps our sex life spicy'". mirror. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  21. ^ Smith, Daniel (January 2, 2023). "Mum says never sharing a bed with her husband makes relationship stronger". HullLive. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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