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Flowers in the Ashes
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My Parents Were Crypto-Jews in Iran
Carrying centuries of marginalization and untold stories
Nov 1, 2024 • Esther Amini
On Feeling Jewish
One author wrestles with contradiction and embraces complexity
Oct 6, 2024 • Nora Zelevansky
I Was Too Scared to Visit Poland. I Was Wrong.
Notes from a Recent Traveler
Oct 6, 2024 • Amy Fish
Collective and Personal Grief
Losing friends we know and those we don't
Oct 6, 2024 • Judy Bolton-Fasman

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A Book You'll Love
Help us support this Israeli author with her U.S. release!
Oct 28, 2025 • Zibby Owens
Shanah Tovah from Zibby
Wishing you all a sweet new year
Sep 22, 2025 • Zibby Owens
A Mother’s Prayer: From Tehran to Tel Aviv, and the Hope of Return
Shirin Yadegar reflects on her family's Iranian roots and her daughters in the crossfire
Jun 25, 2025 • shirin lamommagazine.com
Nowhere Else I'd Rather Be
Despite the sirens and sleepless nights, Julie Zuckerman feels like one of the lucky ones
Jun 22, 2025 • Julie Zuckerman
Processing in Israel Now Through Poetry
Poems on the Israel-Iran Conflict
Jun 20, 2025
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