Yona Zeldis McDonough
Inspired by an heiress living in Paris when Hitler invaded, who might have gone home like most Americans did, but instead stayed and risked her life to help strangers.
A Chicago Heiress Who Helped Jews Escape the Nazis
Tag: Lilith Magazine
The Best of Lilith
Lila Goldstein
Time feels like it’s standing still, so why not revisit some gems from the Lilith archive?
Rhiannon McGavin on Poems, Dreams, and Tkhines
Alexa Hulse
Los Angeles-based poet Rhiannon McGavin talks to Lilth about her sophomore collection of poetry, Grocery List Poems.
Your Jewish Horoscope: Tevet
Amanda Herring and Mo Golden
Are you all fired up? Tevet babies, this is for you!
Find Yourself a Nemesis
Rebecca Katz
You don’t want to be interacting with your nemesis on a daily basis. That’s exhausting.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Multi-Hyphenate Comedian
Becca Nix Tham
When I grab the mic for 4 minutes, I break the illusion that the narratives worth listening to are ones we’ve already heard.
“Ismail’s Dilemma”: Hidden Jewish Histories of the Balkans
Mirushe Zylali
In a story about gentile Albanians protecting Jewish ones, I saw what my Muslim great grandparents, living in Nazi-occupied North Macedonia in the 1940s, experienced.
A Recipe for Sigd, an Ancient Holiday of Yearning
Beejhy Barhany
Sigd is a holiday celebrating Jewish unity and diversity.
Embodying Eve
Rabbi Adina Allen
This origin story of Adam & Eve has been used to punish, to instill regret, to sever us from one another. What if it’s also our salvation?
What Would it Look Like to Create Safe, Inclusive Spaces for Jews of Color?
Jennifer Turner
We need faith-based spaces where the participants are not seen as the ‘other.’ Spaces where we are not told ‘you don’t look Jewish’ or asked, ‘no, where are you really from?’