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A Yiddishist in Vilnius
I had fun in Vilnius, despite my low tolerance for fun. Not to mention that fun in Vilnius seemed like ...
When One Ark Closes, Another One Opens
There are 650 miles and 3 states between Fort Mill, South Carolina and Greenwood, Mississippi, but their connection is closer ...
The Presence of the Past
In my Paris neighborhood, I am discovering France’s historic fear of outsiders. Indifference to the fate of those not inside ...
Remembering the Camondos
Now that I live part-time in Paris, I explore the city’s complex and sometimes disturbing relationship to toward its Jewish ...
Facing Paris’s Black Marble Plaques
Now that I live part-time in Paris, I explore the city’s complex and sometimes disturbing relationship to toward its Jewish ...
An Intentional Detour
In my last few blogs, I wrote of my hope that The Promise of Israel can help foster a new ...
Kosher McDonalds and Jewish Cowboys
In 1850 two men found themselves standing under a tree near the famous Recoleta Cemetery in the center of Buenos ...
I Am “Southern & Jewish”
My name is Ann Zivitz Kimball, and I’m a proud Southern Jew.Since “Southern & Jewish” is the name of this ...
Ideas Do Matter
In my previous blog, I wrote that I hoped that The Promise of Israel might give new shape and direction to the ...
Reengage! The Legacy of the Crown Heights Riots & Civil Rights
This week marks the 21st anniversary of the Crown Heights Riots. When these riots took place in 1991, I was ...
The Nation-State
People sometimes ask: What would you like your book to accomplish? In this case, my answer is easy: I would be thrilled ...
My Summer in the South: An Intern’s Perspective
At the little public library in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, I see a man wearing a camouflage-patterned Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. baseball ...