Lauren Hakimi is a journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has appeared in such publications as Bon Appétit, BuzzFeed News, Salon, Hell Gate, City Limits, and JTA.
Lauren Hakimi
By Lauren Hakimi
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Culture On the border between hipster and Hasidic, a Brooklyn barbershop specializes in Orthodox haircuts
For the Bukharian Jewish barbers on Williamsburg's Kent Avenue, payot are no problem
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Culture At this pro-Palestinian cafe, you can practice your Hebrew and imagine you’re in Mauritania
In an increasingly polarized world, Brooklyn's Barzakh remains stubbornly in-between
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Culture At a ‘Sinners’ Shabbat’ in Brooklyn, the faithful gather for fire massages and human sushi platters
The Bushwick event is the latest in a trend of swanky and irreverent Shabbat dinners
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Culture So you’re in an interfaith relationship. How should you navigate family disapproval?
The Forward talked to two multicultural couples and a therapist to get their advice for people in a similar boat
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Books The secret Jewish history of Layla Murad, Egyptian superstar
A new book highlights Murad’s conversion story — and the complex Arab culture that helped guide it
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News He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for his safety.
Former AP photographer Hassan Sarbakhshian talks about his nearly-15-year saga to publish the project
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Books Seeking sexual liberty, but staying Hasidic: In a new novel, a young woman tries to have it all
Felicia Berliner’s debut novel features an ultra-Orthodox pornography addict
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Books At this Lower East Side bookstore, customers exchange tchotchkes for pickles
Bookshelves here hold not just pickles, but also Hanukkah candles, bat mitzvah photos and other tokens of Jewish culture.
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