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Memoirist Qian Julie Wang finally found a home with her fellow Jews of Color

Wang opens up on her story from undocumented immigrant to Jew of color to acclaimed memoirist.

By Emily Burack September 8, 2021 6:00 am

from Hey Alma

Why Unhappy Novels Make Me So Happy

Jewish tradition prepares us for sad, unsatisfactory endings.

July 12, 2021 12:45 pm

Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

The acclaimed novelist’s latest is a moving, funny story of Jewish identity, assimilation, history and more.

June 22, 2021 1:27 pm

from Hey Alma

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

By Emily Burack March 12, 2021 1:59 pm

A Muslim and a Jewish woman co-wrote a children’s book about standing up to prejudice

By Talia Liben Yarmush March 3, 2021 4:25 pm

from Kveller

Ideas

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

By Lior Zaltzman February 10, 2021 2:35 pm

from Kveller

Another accolade for Max Gross’ ‘Lost Shtetl’: Best fiction from Association of Jewish Libraries

By Penny Schwartz February 8, 2021 9:00 am

A teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution. What happened next was incredible.

By Lior Zaltzman October 29, 2020 3:13 pm

from Kveller

Ideas

Anti-Semitism, white supremacy and swords: Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet

By Emily Burack October 14, 2020 1:12 pm

from Hey Alma

This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ rabbi is answering all your Jewiest questions

By Molly Tolsky August 5, 2020 11:01 am

from Hey Alma

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Memoirist Qian Julie Wang finally found a home with her fellow Jews of Color

Why Unhappy Novels Make Me So Happy

Joshua Cohen’s ‘The Netanyahus’ analyzes the famous family through the story of one night

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

A Muslim and a Jewish woman co-wrote a children’s book about standing up to prejudice

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, the first female rabbi who lived 400 years ago, is a win for Mizrahi representation

Another accolade for Max Gross’ ‘Lost Shtetl’: Best fiction from Association of Jewish Libraries

A teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution. What happened next was incredible.

Anti-Semitism, white supremacy and swords: Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet

This ‘Unorthodox Orthodox’ rabbi is answering all your Jewiest questions

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