stories

Tell It Again

Sometimes we need to hear the same stories over and over

Six Stories of Marriage Equality

Next Tuesday, April 28th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on marriage equality. The outcome, which will most likely occur ...

Seek Stories, Not Stereotypes

There’s one page I follow obsessively on Facebook: Humans of New York.Brandon, the photographer and author behind HONY, approaches total ...

Oral History in Ashland, Kentucky

As many people know, I’ll be leaving my post at the ISJL next week to pursue a Ph.D. in American ...

7 Things I’ve Learned in Mississippi

Today’s post comes from Linnea Hurst, the ISJL’s Community Engagement Department intern this summer. I am from Portland, Oregon, and ...

On Writing a Novel About The Act of Writing a Novel

I’m sitting on the back porch of my temporary lodgings in Atlanta, while two spiders go at it, the smaller ...

Video Excerpt from My Recent Kentucky Adventure

Last month, I had the pleasure of visiting Ashland, Kentucky, to conduct a series of oral history interviews.  The trip ...

Remembering the Tuscaloosa Tornado

By Education Fellow Rachel Blume“Office was destroyed. Walking to hospital with Mom. Can’t find your brother.”I received this text message ...

Jewish Hoops History

For those of you with teams in the tournament, or whose brackets are still alive, enjoy the weekend.  I’ve been ...

Change from the Balcony

Today’s post features more Jewish history from Kentucky, the most recent state completed in our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities.  When ...