Hadassah Magazine

Being Jewish
I Forgive a Country
For professor and writer Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, reclaiming German citizenship almost 90 years after her grandfather fled Munich has helped her come to terms with her family’s past.

For professor and writer Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, reclaiming German citizenship almost 90 years after her grandfather fled Munich has helped her come to terms with her
Being Jewish
The Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors
Five women who survived the Shoah as children share their harrowing stories, their resilience and their fear that ‘history is repeating itself.’

Five women who survived the Shoah as children share their harrowing stories, their resilience and their fear that ‘history is repeating itself.’
Food
Jeremy Salamon’s Hungarian Mashups
A new cookbook proves that Hungarian food isn’t just ‘heavy and brown,’ but ‘colorful and driven by nostalgia and history.’

A new cookbook proves that Hungarian food isn’t just ‘heavy and brown,’ but ‘colorful and driven by nostalgia and history.’
Being Jewish
Ramping up—and Rethinking— Israel Education
Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.

Jewish day schools in the United States tackle the impact of October 7 in the classroom.

It has become increasingly important to embrace the discomfort of disagreement in order to break the cycle of intolerance that our society has fallen into.

Crossword Puzzle

A Destined Leader of Her People

by Jonathan Schmalzbach

Perhaps you have waited years if not decades for such a time to complete a Purim-themed crossword puzzle?

Food

Israel’s Ethiopian Culinary Luminaries

by Adeena Sussman

From restaurants to popup dinners all over the country, Beta Israel food stars find new ways to express and preserve their heritage.

Food

An Ethiopian ‘Mouthful’ From Beejhy Barhany

by Adeena Sussman

The chef and owner of Tsion Cafe views 'Gursha,' her new cookbook, as a vehicle to extol the virtues of Beta-Israel's cusine to a wider audience.

Being Jewish
Holidays

Dara Horn Is Obsessed With Passover

by Amy Klein

Pesach, the author says, represents the 'institutionalization of resilience.'

Books

Time Travel, Missing Matzah and ‘One Little Goat’

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

A dreamlike fantasy adventure rooted in rich Jewish tradition—what else would we expect from Dara Horn's new Passover graphic novel?

Arts

Queen Esther Goes Dutch: An Exhibition

by Robert Goldblum

A new show—complete with glorious Rembrandts—explores how the hero of the Purim story became an icon of the Netherlands’ fight for independence in the 17th century.