Talia Weisberg
By Talia Weisberg
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Opinion Letter | My existence is a better revenge than renaming Harvard’s Lowell House
Dear Editor, As a Jewish alumna of Harvard College who lived in Lowell House, I am in strong disagreement with Mitchell Bard’s recent piece urging the university to rename the undergraduate residence hall. When I was a student in Lowell from 2014-2017, there were always frank conversations within the House community about the racism, homophobia,…
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Life Why Orthodoxy Needs Better Sexual Assault Education
This past semester, I participated in the , part of the international movement encouraging allies to wear denim in solidarity with sexual assault survivors. Wearing a jean skirt and a sticker informing onlookers to “ask me why denim,” I fielded a lot of genuine inquiries about the origins, purpose, and goals of the Denim Day…
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Life You Can Do it In a Skirt
Cross-country skiing in a skirt / Courtesy of youcandoitinaskirt.wordpress.com As someone who identifies as an Orthodox feminist but still (mostly) follows the dictates of tznius, or modesty, I often find myself feeling marginalized. Among the women who dress the way I do, I am judged for my progressive views; among those with views more like…
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