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The Jewish Women’s Archive documents Jewish women’s stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change.

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'Kid Sister' and Jewish Life in New Zealand

We talk with Simone Nathan, the creator, writer, and star of Kid Sister, a funny and heartfelt TV series from New Zealand making its US premiere.

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Review: Frontier: A Memoir And A Ghost Story

by Sarah Groustra

Frontier: A Memoir And A Ghost Story, is a genre-straddling blend of fiction and memoir that explores the intersection of grief, memory, and motherhood across time.

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7 Questions For...

by Emma Breitman

Madison Safer is an illustrator and writer whose recent book Garlic Eaters was published on September 22.

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Doikayt and Sukkot

by Maia Evrona

Sukkot/Sukes, which commemorates our forty years of wandering in the desert, is a particularly fitting holiday to explore the Bundist concept, doikayt.  

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Rethinking My Position In the Jewish Community

by Marlo Dabareiner

As I read my classmate’s message to me, I was reminded of the same debate that I had been having in my head about what feminism should or shouldn’t look like.

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