Susan Barocas
Flory Jagoda was an instigator and inspiration who was essential to the current resurgence of Ladino language and Sephardic culture.
Flory Jagoda was an instigator and inspiration who was essential to the current resurgence of Ladino language and Sephardic culture.
I never wanted to be a queen. I only wanted to be Vashti.
The fact that someone who’s currently sitting in Congress seriously peddled this antisemitic conspiracy isn’t a joking matter to me.
Our history is more beautiful, complex, tragic, and miraculous than can be covered in a lesson, a bulletin board, or in a month.
My Jewish farming journey pointed me back home to the South, and made me long to put down roots in the place that, as a Jewish teenager, I could not wait to leave.
While my tears flowed and the moment felt surreal, my five-year-old asked me if Elsa from Frozen is real.
My whole pre-teen and teenage life, I watched films and television shows and thought, “Where am I?” Never before had I seen a girl with a subway map of scars on her body get the guy of her dreams. I had never seen a girl who used a walker be the prom queen.
This year, so much about our lives, including how we celebrate holidays, is different, which makes it a perfect time to move beyond potato latkes and embrace some new ideas for delicious Hanukkah eating.
What gave mid-century trailblazers like RBG the courage of their convictions?
The “use it or lose it” attitude toward voter registration reveals a major flaw in our country— it seems that voting is in fact not a right, but a privilege.