Amy Oringel
By Amy Oringel
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Culture Why Jewish Students Are Finding A Home In The Deep South
Ahhh college. The relaxing campus quad. The funky all-night coffeehouses. The magnolia trees filling the humid air with sweetness. Wait a minute. Don’t most Jews equate the college experience with shuffling past ivy-covered buildings in heavy sweaters? No longer. The amount of Jewish students attending southern colleges has been sharply on the rise. Pockets of…
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Culture Pussyhat Founder Takes On Immigration In New Blanket Project
For Jayna Zweiman, the Pussyhat Project was always going to be tough to top. With the global women’s march on January 21st, the ubiquitous hand-knit pink hat achieved unique cultural significance and has since been featured on the cover of Time Magazine, acquired by the V&A Museum in London and adorned the heads of many…
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Culture Meet Five Jewish Millennials Working To Fight The Trump Agenda
For millennials, the term “President Trump” can sound downright surreal. This generation came of age in the era of our country’s first black president. Then, with the election on November 8, came an abrupt about-face in the value system of those at the highest level of government. Calling the fight for social justice an inherently…
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Culture The Secret Jewish History Of The Pussyhat
While supporters of Donald Trump sport red baseball hats with the promise to “Make America Great Again,” Trump’s opponents have their own signature piece of headwear: the pink pussyhat. The hand-knit hat with cat ears designed by Jayna Zweiman, 38, and her friend Krista Suh has become a recognized symbol of dissent. It is also,…
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