Judy Bolton-Fasman
“Tu Ke Bivas,” at the Kniznick Gallery this September.
A Photographic Portal of Sephardic Women’s Lives
Tag: sephardi
Thinking About Deportation, from 1492 to 2025
Ruth Behar
Before deportations, there were expulsions. If we go back just over 500 years, to 1492, we are in the era when Columbus landed in the Americas, with the support of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela.
Making Jewish Life in 15th Century Spain Come Alive for Kids
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Newberry award-winning author Gail Carson Levine talks to Fiction Editor Yona Zeldis McDonough about bringing significant episodes in Jewish history to life again.
When Her Persian Father Wouldn’t Let Her Go to College…
Esther Amini
Esther Amini, a Persian writer and psychotherapist, describes the struggle between her father’s old-world values and her distinctly American desire for a higher education. She tells the tale with courage and humor in a piece that will also be featured in Lilith’s Summer issue.