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Guest Post: Colorizing History - by Alex Stein
Guest Post: Colorizing History - by Alex Stein
The impact of omission in nationalist narratives
Pilates? Isn’t that just stretching? - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
Pilates? Isn’t that just stretching? - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
Karen Skinazi gets a reality check in the shape of a Pilates Reformer machine at a California exercise studio
After my mastectomy, I wondered: Is life too short to watch The Walking Dead? - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
After my mastectomy, I wondered: Is life too short to watch The Walking Dead? - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
Yiddish, Arabic, and the Searc… - Heritage Words - Apple Podcasts
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‘I heard you had breast cancer, and I meant to text’ - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
‘I heard you had breast cancer, and I meant to text’ - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
How a long bond with a friend was broken by a text that was never sent...
Is this what it is to be a Jewish patient in the UK today? - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
Is this what it is to be a Jewish patient in the UK today? - The Jewish Chronicle - The Jewish Chronicle
Where ISIS and the UN Converge: A Jewish Reading of “Fundamentally” by Nussaibah Younis
Where ISIS and the UN Converge: A Jewish Reading of “Fundamentally” by Nussaibah Younis
“Fundamentally” satirizes a Middle East-based UN agency and its workers and is the debut novel of Nussaibah Younis.
How mysterious garden decor made me feel at home as a Jew in Bob Vylan's England - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
How mysterious garden decor made me feel at home as a Jew in Bob Vylan's England - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
By the Thames, There We Sat Down, Yea, We Wept, When We Remembered Babylon
By the Thames, There We Sat Down, Yea, We Wept, When We Remembered Babylon
In Samantha Ellis’s new book “Chopping Onions on My Heart: On Losing and Preserving Culture,” Ellis mourns the loss of numerous aspects of Iraqi Jewish culture.
I wish my new toy was more stimulating company! - The Jewish Chronicle
I wish my new toy was more stimulating company! - The Jewish Chronicle
In which I explain why electric massagers are less fun when you’re on your own
“Chutzpah”: The Story of a Haredi, Queer Role Model
“Chutzpah”: The Story of a Haredi, Queer Role Model
A new memoir by Yehudis Fletcher describes the sexual abuse she experienced and her decision to stay in the Haredi community.
My bodywork decisions are NOT for Mom to make - The Jewish Chronicle
My bodywork decisions are NOT for Mom to make - The Jewish Chronicle
When my husband and I were in a prang, my mother told me to pursue an insurance claim. She also gives me unsolicited post-mastectomy advice
My silicon implants feel like two permanent ice packs - The Jewish Chronicle
My silicon implants feel like two permanent ice packs - The Jewish Chronicle
Generations of Love and Loss in Zeeva Bukai’s “The Anatomy of Exile”
Generations of Love and Loss in Zeeva Bukai’s “The Anatomy of Exile”
Zeeva Bukai’s debut novel imagines the impact of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict within the domestic confines of a romantic relationship.
In Michael Weingrad’s “Eugene Nadelman,” Eugene Onegin Plays Spin the Bottle at a Bar Mitzvah and Hilarity Ensues
In Michael Weingrad’s “Eugene Nadelman,” Eugene Onegin Plays Spin the Bottle at a Bar Mitzvah and Hilarity Ensues
If you appreciate funny Jewish stories and nostalgia for the ’80s, do come to this book for the content!
How I got to give a Shoah lecture on January 27 - The Jewish Chronicle
How I got to give a Shoah lecture on January 27 - The Jewish Chronicle
‘Here’s why I need to be fatter ’
‘Here’s why I need to be fatter ’
Send ice cream – I’m short on fat after my mastectomy
Sixty Years Ago, A Crime-Solving Rabbi Appeared: Remembering Harry Kemelman’s Rabbi Small Series
Sixty Years Ago, A Crime-Solving Rabbi Appeared: Remembering Harry Kemelman’s Rabbi Small Series
The Rabbi Small series is effective at capturing Jewish life in the American postwar era, when the past and the present-day American reality were really coming to a head.
‘I feel self-conscious about my post-masectomy body, but no one raised an eyebrow’
‘I feel self-conscious about my post-masectomy body, but no one raised an eyebrow’
How I broadened my horizons by going ‘textile free’ in a German bath house
My Tour of Jewish Pico
My Tour of Jewish Pico
Venice and Murano through Time: Tracy Chevalier’s 'The Glass Maker'
Venice and Murano through Time: Tracy Chevalier’s 'The Glass Maker'
My mother insists that I’m hot
My mother insists that I’m hot
Songs for our Time: A Review of Ayelet Tsabari’s 'Songs for the Brokenhearted'
Songs for our Time: A Review of Ayelet Tsabari’s 'Songs for the Brokenhearted'
Why I’d rather tough it out than take painkillers
Why I’d rather tough it out than take painkillers
Halachic Spouse Swapping, a Haredi Rabbi Lover, and Five-Star Mishloach Manot: A Review of “Olive Days” by Jessica Elisheva Emerson
Halachic Spouse Swapping, a Haredi Rabbi Lover, and Five-Star Mishloach Manot: A Review of “Olive Days” by Jessica Elisheva Emerson
Jewish History Inside the Camphorwood Chest: Jay Prosser’s “Loving Strangers”
Jewish History Inside the Camphorwood Chest: Jay Prosser’s “Loving Strangers”
Inspiration from a Sicilian mikveh
Inspiration from a Sicilian mikveh
My cancer diary: I’m reconstructing me… a bit at a time
My cancer diary: I’m reconstructing me… a bit at a time
Why we need a month dedicated to Britain’s Jewry
Why we need a month dedicated to Britain’s Jewry
The Modernist Novel You’ve Never Heard of: A Review of Blanche Bendahan’s “Mazaltob”
The Modernist Novel You’ve Never Heard of: A Review of Blanche Bendahan’s “Mazaltob”
This was Robert Downey Jr.'s most Jewish (or at least most Talmudic) movie
This was Robert Downey Jr.'s most Jewish (or at least most Talmudic) movie
My reminder that life is not a real
My reminder that life is not a real
A Testament to Friendship: Gabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
A Testament to Friendship: Gabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
“The People Had Done it to Themselves”: Sarah Bernstein’s “Study for Obedience”
“The People Had Done it to Themselves”: Sarah Bernstein’s “Study for Obedience”
Women mentors backed off until I got the big C
Women mentors backed off until I got the big C
Dreaming of retirement in the Shtetl-by-the-Sea
Dreaming of retirement in the Shtetl-by-the-Sea
100 days since October 7: I just wish this ‘match’ would end
100 days since October 7: I just wish this ‘match’ would end
Review of The Wolf Hunt
Review of The Wolf Hunt
How I turned to blue-sky thinking
How I turned to blue-sky thinking
Some happy tears
Some happy tears
An Interview with Yaniv Iczkovits, Author of 'The Slaughterman’s Daughter
An Interview with Yaniv Iczkovits, Author of 'The Slaughterman’s Daughter
My Barbie Body
My Barbie Body
Read these 6 novels of 5783!
Read these 6 novels of 5783!
Review of Anne Berest’s “The Postcard”
Review of Anne Berest’s “The Postcard”
Why I Scaled a Peak before Surgery
Why I Scaled a Peak before Surgery
Nerdy Jews and Glamorous Gentiles: A Review of Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Romantic Comedy
Nerdy Jews and Glamorous Gentiles: A Review of Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Romantic Comedy
Goodbye, breasts. You no longer spark joy.
Goodbye, breasts. You no longer spark joy.
Say a little prayer for me, if you like
Say a little prayer for me, if you like
If Only They Knew: A Review of Jonathan Freedland’s “The Escape Artist”
If Only They Knew: A Review of Jonathan Freedland’s “The Escape Artist”
Karen's Giving Page
Karen's Giving Page
I’m going to dance the mezinke
I’m going to dance the mezinke
My dad was a feminist
My dad was a feminist
PSA: Get your Mammogram
PSA: Get your Mammogram
A day of chaos in Mumbai
A day of chaos in Mumbai
The Rise of the Orthodyke: A Review of Melissa Broder’s “Milk Fed”
The Rise of the Orthodyke: A Review of Melissa Broder’s “Milk Fed”
The chance to emerge as a writer
The chance to emerge as a writer
Tracy Chevalier at the University of Bristol: Free to the public
Tracy Chevalier at the University of Bristol: Free to the public
A story told in song: review of Elizabeth Graver’s Kantika
A story told in song: review of Elizabeth Graver’s Kantika
Mrs. Maisel Meets the Son of Zion: Joshua Cohen’s “The Netanyahus”
Mrs. Maisel Meets the Son of Zion: Joshua Cohen’s “The Netanyahus”
The Lady Doth Reveal Too Much (aka Haarts and Boobs)
The Lady Doth Reveal Too Much (aka Haarts and Boobs)
Review of Victoria Goldman’s The Redeemer
Review of Victoria Goldman’s The Redeemer
Shalom, Sensei! Cobra Kai and Judaism
Shalom, Sensei! Cobra Kai and Judaism
Top 5 shows for the 10 Days!
Top 5 shows for the 10 Days!
Help! The Evil Weevils have taken over my house!
Help! The Evil Weevils have taken over my house!
Review of The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Review of The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Review of Meira Drazin’s Honey and Me
Review of Meira Drazin’s Honey and Me
Review of Brett Kaplan’s Rare Stuff
Review of Brett Kaplan’s Rare Stuff
Jasper finally has his barmi
Jasper finally has his barmi
Is this Charedi feminist defending a rapist?
Is this Charedi feminist defending a rapist?
Jewish life in Marseille
Jewish life in Marseille
Jewish and Muslim women come together for charity
Jewish and Muslim women come together for charity
Shababnikim season 2–with English subtitles!
Shababnikim season 2–with English subtitles!
Genesis JBW Emerging Writers’ Programme
Genesis JBW Emerging Writers’ Programme
Fundraiser iftar
Fundraiser iftar
Israeli Suffragettes of the 21st Century
Israeli Suffragettes of the 21st Century
Review of Johanna Kaplan’s “Loss of Memory is only Temporary”
Review of Johanna Kaplan’s “Loss of Memory is only Temporary”
Like ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Shtisel’? ‘Shababnikim’ offers a fresh, funny new view into Orthodox life
Like ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Shtisel’? ‘Shababnikim’ offers a fresh, funny new view into Orthodox life
The Ambiguous Jews of The Morning Show
The Ambiguous Jews of The Morning Show
Our irrational fears are also entirely rational
Our irrational fears are also entirely rational
Exclusion Training
Exclusion Training
Miami: a glitzy Gan Eden
Miami: a glitzy Gan Eden
The return of the in-person conference: the association for Jewish studies
The return of the in-person conference: the association for Jewish studies
Sephardiface in new Israeli drama
Sephardiface in new Israeli drama
Why am I not sad about the end of Chanukah?
Why am I not sad about the end of Chanukah?
Review of Dalia Sofer’s Man of my Time
Review of Dalia Sofer’s Man of my Time
Tracy Chevalier and Karen Skinazi —Delving into the Past through Fiction
Tracy Chevalier and Karen Skinazi —Delving into the Past through Fiction
Review of From the Jewish Provinces
Review of From the Jewish Provinces
Review of The Doll
Review of The Doll
Jewish News podcast on My Unorthodox Life
Jewish News podcast on My Unorthodox Life
Twenty-first century Jewish literature by women in the US
Twenty-first century Jewish literature by women in the US
Review of Sidura Ludwig’s You are not what we expected
Review of Sidura Ludwig’s You are not what we expected
Review of Mira Sucharov’s Borders and Belonging
Review of Mira Sucharov’s Borders and Belonging
Women of Valor
Women of Valor
Part Tarantino, Part ‘Parasite,’ totally Jewish: Michael Mayer’s Israeli Hollywood Nightmare
Part Tarantino, Part ‘Parasite,’ totally Jewish: Michael Mayer’s Israeli Hollywood Nightmare
A Scholarly Unorthodox
A Scholarly Unorthodox
Visiting Jewish Essaouira
Visiting Jewish Essaouira
Review of Shababnikim
Review of Shababnikim
A trip to (Jewish) Shanghai
A trip to (Jewish) Shanghai
Relatable Romances in Ramy
Relatable Romances in Ramy
Sneak peek at Shtisel season 3
Sneak peek at Shtisel season 3
The art of Mizrahiness
The art of Mizrahiness
I May destroy you: the Jewish connection
I May destroy you: the Jewish connection
Why the shofar is the perfect soundtrack for I May Destroy You
Why the shofar is the perfect soundtrack for I May Destroy You
Momo’s Minecraft creation in Kveller!
Momo’s Minecraft creation in Kveller!
The year my name turned toxic
The year my name turned toxic
Our special issue of Shofar on the art and feminism of Orthodox Jewish women
Our special issue of Shofar on the art and feminism of Orthodox Jewish women
I’m Jewish. She’s Muslim
I’m Jewish. She’s Muslim
Jewish and Muslim women join forces
Jewish and Muslim women join forces
Women of Valor reminds us Orthodox Women are More than Caged Birds
Women of Valor reminds us Orthodox Women are More than Caged Birds
Canadian Friends of Hebrew U Valentine’s Day spotlight
Canadian Friends of Hebrew U Valentine’s Day spotlight
My son’s Orthodox Jewish school is 85% Muslim
My son’s Orthodox Jewish school is 85% Muslim
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