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Essay Discovering the Nuyorican Marrano Ghetto Brother Benji Melendez Julian Voloj is the author of Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker, a nonfiction graphic novel about the 1971 Hoe Avenue peace meeting brokered by the Ghetto… Julian Voloj October 5, 2015
Essay Yadda, Yadda, Yadda… Emily Liebert is the author of Those Secrets We Keep, a novel of the unraveling of friendships, relationships, and assumptions between three women, and will be… Emily Liebert September 28, 2015
Essay The Answer Is the Question Earlier this week, Leah Lax wrote about Gloria Steinem named her book. The author of Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home, she has been blogging… Leah Lax September 18, 2015
Essay Gloria Steinem Named My Memoir Earlier this week, Leah Lax wrote about the loneliness of leaving Hasidut and coping with coming home to the world of her childhood. She is blogging here all week as… Leah Lax September 16, 2015
Essay Coping with Coming Home Leah Lax joined the Hasidic community when she was sixteen years old, leaving thirty years later and coming out as a lesbian. She shares her experience in her… Leah Lax September 14, 2015
Essay 7 Surprises in the English Translation of the Torah Earlier this week, Aviya Kushner wrote about the “smashing, positively dashing spectacle” of modern theater performed in Hebrew. She is the author of The Grammar… Aviya Kushner September 10, 2015