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New Voices Magazine has a different kind of light to bring to each night of Hanukkah: Jewish zines. Our Editor is excited to spotlight a series of their favorite independently published zines throughout the holiday, featuring a new zine each day to increase the indie-publishing light alongside the growing glow of the chanukkiah.
An interview with the creators of Judaism On Our Own Terms Hanukkah 5781 Zine.
Capturing the tension between a wide-ranging diaspora and conflict-ridden Jewish state in her new book, “The Full Severity of Our Connection,” author Kayla Cohen navigates questions of peoplehood in a contemporary, global context as a Jewish college student.
“While American Jews continue to care about Israel, Israelis do not care as much about America.”
An archival story of how “Summer Children’s Colonies” became known as Jewish diasporic humanitarian aid.
“It can be hard to find comfort in a world where many of the traditional sources of identity are being reexamined and dismantled.”
“I used to feel so ostracized, so stigmatized and isolated because of my leftist beliefs…but I don’t feel like a pariah anymore. The network of support I’ve found with other young Persian Jews is small, but it’s really made an immediate difference in our lives. It feels like there’s been a shift in the ground I’m standing on.”
“By doing our work here…and by recognizing that we are not as strong or as stable as we thought we were, we are building our roots.” Daniel Crasnow reports on his experiences as an English teacher in Israel during a year of pandemic in a series entitled, “Diaspora English”.
A conversation with the Pink Peacock Café on anarchist Yiddish revival and the tastiest parts of diaspora.
“Remember, post-Soviet Jews are here and we are writing our own stories.” Kolektiv Goluboy Vagon’s zine explores post-Soviet queer Judaism, envisioning a transformative diasporic world.
Part one of an ongoing correspondence with New Voices Magazine, Daniel Crasnow reports on his experiences as an English teacher in Israel during a year of pandemic in a new series entitled, “Diaspora English”.
Listen to a new two-part High Holidays podcast “Here We Are,” fresh out of Providence, Rhode Island. In a time of unprecedented turmoil, this group of Jewish students has gathered stories and reflections on how they’re entering the new year in the face of a pandemic, climate change, political upheaval, and personal struggle.
“As an American in Israel, I can talk to English-speaking immigrants to Israel, and use a shared vocabulary to explain why I believe the annexation would lead to the creation of an apartheid state. And unlike my Israeli friends, I can stand up for Palestinian rights without fear of societal backlash.”
As a California native whose Jewish family is effectively barred from returning to Iran safely, Neman grew up embracing and celebrating the new place that his parents chose to call home.