Tamar Herman
By Tamar Herman
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Life The Gal Gadot Representation Conversation We’ve Been Missing
As an Ashkenazi Jewish journalist from New York, I haven’t lacked representation in American media. But I’ve never identified as much with any of Hollywood’s portrayals of Jewish women quite the way I felt a strong sense of kinship with Gal Gadot’s “Wonder Woman.” Whatever you think about the film, the discussion about representation, and…
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Life What Jewish Singles Could Learn from Korean Dating Culture
“I know a great guy for you,” wasn’t what I had expected to hear the first time I met my language partner over coffee on a frigid winter day in Seoul. But it was something I got used to pretty quickly when I studied abroad in South Korea at 21. After growing up hearing about…
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