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Essay The Journey Back Juliana Maio was born in Egypt, but expelled from the country with her family during the Suez Crisis. She was raised in France, completed her higher education in the… Juliana Maio April 2, 2014
Essay You Probably Wouldn’t Think To Read This For Book Club, But… This week, Barbara Askenas and Michal Smart, co-editors of the National Jewish Book Award-winning book Kaddish: Women’s Voices blogs for The Postscript on why… Barbara Askenas, Michal Smart April 1, 2014
Essay International Transgender Day of Visibility: A Jewish Perspective Today, in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, we hear from S. Bear Bergman. Bergman is an author, storyteller, and educator working to create… S. Bear Bergman March 31, 2014
Essay The One Thing You Should Do the Day Before You Die Earlier this week, NY Times best-selling author Sara Davidson wrote about talking to your parents about death and about she came to write her memoir The December Project… Sara Davidson March 28, 2014
Essay How Far Would You Go For Your Passion? Lisa Barr is the author of the award-winning debut novel, Fugitive Colors (Arcade), a suspenseful tale of an artist’s revenge on the “eve” of WWII. Today, she chimes… Lisa Barr March 27, 2014
Essay How to Have “The Talk” Earlier this week, NY Times best-selling author Sara Davidson wrote about she came to write her memoir The December Project (HarperOne), which is based… Sara Davidson March 26, 2014