Everyone has something to say about the Jewish mother, but the Jewish dad is a harder character to pinpoint. In film and television, he often plays the meek foil to his overbearing wife. But for those of us with a Jewish father or grandfather in our lives, we know he’s so much more: fiercely family-oriented,…
Ever wonder what Jewish porn star James Deen thinks of his mother? In collaboration with Larry Smith, founder of SMITH Magazine and the “Six-Word Memoir” project, the Forward asked some Tribe notables to give their six-word take on the woman who pushed them out into the world — literally and figuratively. Below are their words…
With Mother’s Day around the corner, we asked you to share your take on the wonderful, complex, loving and occasionally crazy-making entity called the Jewish mom — in exactly six words. Why so few? Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged in a bar bet to write an entire novel in just six…
What if you had to sum up your feelings about your mother in six words? That’s right, exactly six words. No more, no less. We know, some famous writers take hundreds of pages to work out their mommy issues. But the Forward’s challenge to you, dear readers, is to capture your Jewish mom in a…
There is no figure more evocative than the Jewish mother. She makes you chicken soup when you’re sick, asks you if you’re still hungry an hour after a big meal and tries to set you up with all of her friends’ kids. We all have a story about her. Now, we want to find out…
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