March/April 2023

In “Echad (One),” artist Alan Falk imagines Americans united by a desire for peace and justice (left); artist Miriam Stern’s “Pekelakh” (bundles) is a reference

Readers respond to the January/February 2023 issue.

'Like many Holocaust survivors, my mother buried her early traumas. Like many children of survivors, I have had an insistent need to uncover the past.'

Threaded throughout with Ladino phrases, Elizabeth Graver’s lyrical novel is a story of immigration, tenacity and family bonds.

Much has changed since prestate Israel began exporting Jaffa oranges in the 1920s.

Cofertility is 'leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,' says cofounder Halle Tecco.

Sooner or later, Talia Liben Yarmush will have to say goodbye to her foster baby. But, 'whatever happens next, we are now a part of her village.'

Discover the noble Sephardic heritage of Turkey, where Istanbul is a feast for the senses and Izmir enchants with its sparkling Aegean coastline and jewel-box synagogues.

The first veterinarian-affiliated preventative care app and service, Vetted guides pet owners through ongoing home care, from grooming issues to dental health.

In creating the free Spanish app—Judíos en la Historia de Cuba—engineering student Abel Hernàndez Eskenazi hopes to inspire pride among Jewish Cubans.

Beginning this summer, the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project plans to install roughly a dozen signs documenting Jewish landmarks.

Hopping from shul to stage, the rebbetzin, award-winning singer and actress says playing the Supreme Court justice is “the greatest, most heartbreaking gift.”

What's the punishment for failing to fulfill the obligation of telling the Passover story? The answer, Joseph Lowin explains, is found in the root of a Hebrew word.

Prepare for Seder night with a crossword review of the plagues of Egypt, from turning water into blood to the death of the firstborn son.

The kinderlach will love this seasonal selection, from beautifully illustrated stories about famed singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman to a seder under-the-sea.

Peruse Sandee Brawarsky's latest selection of must-reads, from novel 'Küntslers in Paradise' to a memoir by Ari Shapiro, a host of NPR's 'All Things Considered.'

Rhoda Smolow chats with the Biden administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism about tackling ‘one of the longest, oldest hatreds.’

Invite your seder guests to become Hadassah members and to join us in signifying Israel’s 75th anniversary by placing an additional piece of matzah on your table.

At Hadassah institutions, from our hospitals in Israel to our dynamic membership in America, diversity comes in many forms.

With longtime connections to Hadassah, the newly appointed executive director of HWZOA’s Israel offices feels like she’s ‘coming full circle.’

In 'Disrupting Judaism,' author Rabbi Michael Strassfeld reframes Jewish traditions and invents new ones for the contemporary moment.

Dr. Polina Stepensky, co-inventor of Hadassah's next-generation Israeli CAR T-cell therapy, says personalized 'cell therapy is the future.'

Set against the backdrop of love, the historical thriller illuminates the role of women in a secret network that rescued downed Allied airmen during World War II.

Mizrahim need a manifesto, not a history book, the Israeli activist asserts.

In her newest cookbook, food blogger Chanie Apfelbaum dares to be photographed with her children, something that's unusual in the Orthodox food world she inhabits.

Award-winning journalist, radio host and author Celeste Headlee shares the dos and don’ts of fostering inclusive communities for Jews of color.

Divided into six sections —Transitions, Intimacies, Transgressions, War, Body and Soul, To Belong—the stories teem with women’s insights on life, from conception to Kaddish.

Jewry’s multicultural mix has brought forth a plethora of books that engage readers in tough conversations about the differences and similarities among Jews today.

Much is known about the men of the Baghdadi Jewish Sassoon family, called “Rothschilds of the East.” But what about the women who raised them?