Joan Afton is an LA-based writer, storyteller and educator.
Joan Afton
By Joan Afton
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Culture She was my Hebrew school bully — and I finally learned what happened to her
It was supposed to be a secular humanist synagogue, but it seemed a lot more like 'Lord of the Flies'
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Culture Whether fleeing Nazis, Cossacks, wildfires or ICE, we all need a ‘go bag’
Across the years and miles, we carry the weight of the difficult choices that have to be made
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Culture How from where we started did we ever reach this Hanukkah?
A tale of friendship, resilience, holidays, family, Katharine Hepburn and the power of an unpronounceable acronym
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Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
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