A Guide to Matzo
"Most people find me plain and dry
Packaged in a simple box, living a simple life,
Mistaken for a simple cracker"
Between Barbie Land and the Real World
As we get older, we understand that there are complications and uncomfortable truths about how we girls are perceived and how we think of ourselves.
The Lessons I Learned in France
It would have been a very different experience had I not known the history behind each place, person, and event.
The Monster In My Head
“I was happy spending time in my room with my quirky hobbies, alone, away from the intimidating world and other people.”
Personal Perspectives: Dealing with Anti-Semitism at School
The importance of my heritage will always trump the negative comments anyone may have about it.
Stars and Scars: Finding Strength in the Little Jewish Girl I...
“I may not have gotten a tattoo, but the stars I cut are just as permanent.”
Black Bat Mitzvah
“In predominantly white and Jewish spaces, I was ignored, ostracized, tokenized, discriminated against, othered.”
Fractured Cracks
“We’ve been labeled and scrutinized, we can’t be seen for one language, for one way of being, any longer.”
A Double-Edged Sword: Living as a Jewish College Student in New...
“I endure antisemitism amidst the Jewish joy.”
Broken Lines of Belonging
“The stranger thing was, it felt like I’d been staring down my whole life.”
