In March, Chana Widawski led the charge to create the 24/7 Free Store in the boarded-up storefront of a vacant bar and restaurant in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. Widawski, a social…
…Ruthie, her neighbor from 3C, stands there holding her baby, absently patting his diapered behind. Ruthie wasn’t one to make small talk. She immediately asks Chana for her favor. Chana…
…with a beautiful story, and Chana, a candidate because it was similar to the name of the babysitter who helped raise me. I named myself Chana to honor this babysitter,…
…near the Hungarian border Shortly after crossing that border, Chana was captured. Although she was imprisoned in her native Budapest and tortured by the Hungarian SS, Chana would not reveal…
…garden. I shop second-hand and love a good garage sale. I make p’tcha, and gribenes too. I’m not only green. I’m greeneh. Chana Widawski, a social worker and community organizer,…
…local community garden. I shop second-hand and love a good garage sale. I make p’tcha, and gribenes too. I’m not only green. I’m greeneh. Chana Widawski, LMSW, works with survivors…
…my scraps at our local community garden. I shop second-hand and love a good garage sale. I make p’tcha, and gribenes too. I’m not only green. I’m greeneh. Chana Widawski,…
…to be one; and another in which a young Orthodox woman, Chana, declares she is decidedly not a feminist though everyone assumes she would be, since she is extremely bright,…
…people who are just like us, except for their hearing.” Chana Widawski, a social worker, is a bicycle commuter and story collector who works with survivors of abuse and violence,…
…businesses? Or will Jewish farming be about the power of using farming and the natural world as the ultimate classroom for shaping educational, community-building and identity-shaping goals? Chana Widawski, a…
