verb (used without object) 1. to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities. 2. to last or endure tenaciously:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sabich or sabih (Hebrew: ×¡×××ââ [saËbiÏ]) is an Iraqi and Israeli sandwich, consisting of pita stuffed with fried eggplant and hard boiled eggs. Local consumption is said to have stemmed from a tradition among Iraqi Jews, who ate it on Shabbat morning. 1 Etymology.
But that's where the similarity ends. The sabich's roots lie in the wave of Iraqi Jews who fled their native land in the wake of anti-Semitic violence in the 1940s and 1950s. Large numbers of the refugees ended upin the newly formed country of Israel, with many settling in the town of Ramat Gan, generally considered to be where the sabich originated.