Simone Somekh was born and raised in Turin, Italy. He has worked with publications based in Milan, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Berlin and New York. He is currently pursuing an M.A. degree in Journalism and European & Mediterranean Studies at New York University.
The five women from the Westboro Baptist Church who protested outside of Yeshiva University on Monday, March 27 did not hold any signs related to gays being “doomed,” as they have done in previous demonstrations. Instead, all of their signs attacked the Jews, claiming they had “killed Jesus.” The Church members also sang, “wrath will…
Half a dozen Westboro Baptist Church members protested outside Yeshiva University Monday, holding signs that proclaimed the Jews killed Jesus. The Westboro Baptist Church @WBCFliers visited Yeshiva University @YUNews this morning. pic.twitter.com/KfOC9AyO2h — Simone Somekh (@simonsays101) March 27, 2017 Westboro Baptist Church is based in Topeka, Kansas and is known for its virulent speech against…
In the Modern Orthodox communities of New York City, virtually everyone seems to have heard of “Soon By You,” a web series on a group of friends navigating the Jewish dating scene in Manhattan. The pilot episode of the series, released last year, counts more than 100,000 hits on YouTube. I was invited to see…
After graduating from Yeshiva University’s Stern College, Rachael Fried moved to Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. As she looked around for an Orthodox community that would welcome her, she could not find a synagogue where she felt comfortable as a young Orthodox, queer woman. “I stopped going to shul altogether,” she said, using the Yiddish word…
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