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A Personal Take on the Other Israel Film Festival
Amy Stone
Even with the need to be heard in these confrontational times, we accept the idea that we will watch a film in silence. We give the film space to enfold us and carry us to its conclusion. Can this unwritten agreement be extended into the light of day to give all of us the space to speak… and to be heard?
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We are excited to welcome the fifth cohort of The New 40, Lilith`s fellowship for emerging Jewish feminist writers over 40 (this year, over 45)!
Make it loud in the comments for these 11* new participants!
And stay tuned for new writing from New 40 alums at publishing soon at Lilith Online...
*Two participants have chosen to keep their identity private at this time
To be Jewish in Appalachia may seem like a paradox.
As @nonbiological_woman writes in the latest issue of Lilith, "When I told my New Yorker parents that I was moving to Roanoke, Virginia, over a decade ago, their only references for the region were Cracker Barrel restaurants and the film “Deliverance.” It is easy to imagine, from the outside looking in, that this place we call the Bible Belt is more New Testament than Torah, that this is not a region where Jews live, work, and fight."
In fact, there are small—but vibrant—Jewish communities in the Mountain South. Rosenthal speaks with progressive Appalachian Jews searching across hundreds of miles of mountains to find like-minded Jews who share both their faith and their politics.
Are you pissed off by the treatment of Jewish women on "Nobody Wants This"? Here`s a throwback for you—Susan Weidman Schneider, Lilith`s editor in chief, on Oprah calling out antisemitic misogyny for what it really is. The "Jewish American Princess" stereotype of Jewish women as vain, materialistic, and vapid has had disturbing staying power...
Producer: Liz Leshin
Camera: Alexandra Nevins
Year: 1988
Source: “Jewish Women Today. A Chat With Lilith Magazine Editor Susan Weidman Schneider” featuring footage from The Oprah Winfrey Show, courtesy of Harpo Productions, Inc.
First book of the new year: Lilith’s Executive Editor @sarahmseltzer just finished “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell! 📚
