Gayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and the author of Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey to Forgiveness. Her writing has appeared in The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish Journal, Shondaland, Next Avenue, HuffPost Personal, Parade, and AARP.
Gayle Kirschenbaum
By Gayle Kirschenbaum
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Opinion How can I live freely as a Jew in a world where strangers rip my mezuzah off my doorframe?
Jewish life began to be more defined by fear long before the Oct. 7 attack
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Life When Your Mother is the Enemy
Growing up in my house was like growing up in enemy territory and you were the only one who was captured. My body and mind were always braced for the next attack, frequently without a warning. It didn’t matter what I did or how I looked, there seemed to be nothing right about me. I…
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