Hannah Pressman
By Hannah Pressman
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Life ‘Hannah the Hanukkah Hero’ Toy: Festive Feminist Role Model or Watered-Down Judaica?
“Hannah Maccabee is mad! Her cousins have gone off to face the Greeks and defend the Jewish people. Her father, Jacob, struck out days ago to find more oil… meanwhile she’s sitting at the Great Temple not allowed to help. Luckily Hannah is smart, strong, and has a heart filled with love. Nothing can stand…
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Life Crossing the Bosphorus: My Great-Grandmother’s Sephardic Memoir
Exactly one hundred years ago, on September 8th, 1916, my great-grandmother Estrella penned the last entry in her French notebook. At the time she was attending an elite preparatory school for Jewish students in Paris. Like hundreds of other Sephardic teenagers from around the Mediterranean, Estrella had been plucked from her tiny Jewish community on…
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Life The Rise of Cheeky Yiddish Leisurewear
I totally need a “Totes Koshe” t-shirt. The saucy line of $48 sleeveless tees, designed by Alice Blastorah and Shiran Teitelbaum of Unkosher Market, boasts the following: “Our fabric is sourced and sewn in Los Angeles with 100% cotton and 100% chutzpah. Deal with it.” A seamless weave of in-your-face Jewish attitude AND 100% cotton?…
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