Beth Kander-Dauphin

Beth Kander-Dauphin (Beth Kander) is an author and playwright. She also oversees communications and grants for the ISJL.


Articles by Beth Kander-Dauphin

5 Jewish Things About Stranger Things

My favorite creepy TV show has me contemplating and connecting with more than I expected

Charlottesville Feels Too Familiar

The hatred at the Unite the Right march was unacceptable - but not "unimaginable"

“Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish”

Not actually funny. Not actually a compliment.

Celebrating Black History Month With My Jewish Baby

I want my little Jewish baby to celebrate Black History Month. As a parent, I think of appropriately acknowledging this ...

The Case for Still Giving Thanks (With a Little Help from Hebrew)

In the best of years, Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. Its complications are multi-level, valid, and not easily overcome. Many ...

Voting L’Dor v’Dor

It’s Election Day.I voted early, and thank goodness, because it seems voting today may well be a story of long ...

There’s Something Special About The South

Before I moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 2003, I had only a passing familiarity with the South. Yes, I had ...

Highlighting the History of Huntsville’s Jewish Community

During the fall of 2011 Margaret Anne Goldsmith, a descendant of the first four Jewish families to settle in Huntsville, ...

Orlando, Or-Anywhere

In the South, we often joke that central and southern Florida are just a little south of Manhattan – i.e., ...

The Week I Eat Along With The Rest of The Tribe

Is there any topic more Jewish than food? I feel like a pretty strong argument can be made that food ...