by Diana Gitig
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Tag: Jewish
Intrepid Pioneers & Creating a Storm: A Conversation with Isabelle Seddon
Barbara Gingold
Friends Barbara Gingold and Isabelle Seddon discuss the intersections of feminism, family, Israel, and Seddon’s recent publications Intrepid Pioneers: Jewish Women in the Public Arena and its sequel, Creating a Storm: Jewish Women in the World of Art and Culture, scheduled for publication in January 2025.
Looking Back: Jewish Lesbians Connect Across Generations
Alexa Hulse
Evelyn Torton Beck and Lilith’s Alexa Hulse talk about what it means to be a Jewish lesbian, then and now.
Bloody Bat Mitzvah
Aria Knepler-Pearl
As a girl who is lucky enough to have access to information and supplies for my period, it’s my job to help other girls and women who don’t have as much as me.
A Mom, Not a Superhero: Debi Lewis On “Kitchen Medicine”
Mikhal Weiner
Parents break sometimes, and we put ourselves back together. But if we never see any stories of other people doing it, it makes us feel like monsters.
The Challah Boys
Renee Skudra
Some unlikely visitors at my new home connected me to my Jewish roots.
Muslims & Jews— Building Our Emotional Safety Net
Aziza Hasan and Andrea Hodos
When their communities were hurting in the wake of Colleyville, Aziza and Andrea returned to their resilient relationships.
Kait Ziegler of the Poor People’s Campaign
Eleanor J. Bader
And it is truly intersectional. As a feminist, as a woman, and as a queer person of color, the campaign offers me and others like me an analysis that pushes against the distorted narratives we’ve been fed about the inevitability of poverty.
Talking Migration and Beauty with Jewelry Designer Nora Kogan
Kitty Zeldis
“I was so used to describing myself as a Russian. I equated being Russian with being Soviet. I discounted both my Jewish and Ukrainian identities. Why? Because I was brainwashed when I was a child. But in fact, I am not Russian. I am Jewish, Ukrainian and Australian.”
This Will Be Funny Later: Jenny Pentland on Fame’s Glare
Yona Zeldis McDonough
You might not know who Jenny Pentland is, but if you read her new book, This Will Be Funny Later (Harper, $27.99), you’ll want to; the hilarious memoir, by turns scorching and poignant, reveals what’s like to have one of America’s funniest comedians—Roseanne Barr—for a mother.