Wandering in translation, learning to speak the language of my people
Due to diasporic persecution and the pressures of cultural conformity, I cannot speak a language murdered out of my bloodline.
From Poland to Uruguay: Jewish Identity in Pictures
At a time when Jewish identity has become a source of anti-Semitic and political persecution around the world, 100 teenagers from three different continents participate in a photo competition with pictures reflecting their connection to the Jewish people. The result is a beautiful exhibition of 25 selected projects displayed at the Beit Hatfutsot museum in Tel Aviv.
What My Sephardi and Ashkenazi Grandmothers Taught Me About Cooking and Feminism
Sephardi and Ashkenazi Cooking Traditions
Eating Ashkenazi-Sephardi Style at Sukkot
Sukkot appears to be one holiday in which the Moroccan and Ashkenazic customs and rituals are fairly similar.
Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History
Teddy Wilson and Benny Goodman broke the color barrier in entertainment when they formed the Benny Goodman Trio with Gene Krupa.
Zayde Comes to Live
In this touching, simple story, a young Jewish girl named Rachel tries to make peace with the impending death of her grandfather.
Hannah's Way
After Papa loses his job during the Depression, Hannah’s family moves to rural Minnesota, where she is the only Jewish child in her class.
The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story
Devorah’s world is shattered by the tragedies of post–Great War Europe: gas poisoning, famine, typhoid, and influenza. Then comes the Night of the Burning, when Cossacks provoke Christian Poles to attack their Jewish neighbors.
Zuckerberg-Chan? Moonves-Chen? Jewish-Chinese intermarriage has ancient precedents
My Big Happy Greek-Ashkenazi Family
I am the product of an intermarriage of sorts, but not the kind you're probably thinking of. My mother's family hails from various parts of Eastern Europe, and my dad's family comes from Greece, and all sides of my family are historically Jewish.