Coping With The Christian Gaze On Shakespeare’s Jew
Is “The Merchant of Venice” antisemitic? Yes, but not for the reason you might think.
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Review: “These and Those” Tests The Limits of Jewish Safety
A new play by Ruth Geye paints a critical, intimate portrait of a modern orthodox student Shabbat lunch, asking, “how much are we willing to mutilate our souls in the pursuit of safety?”
Falling in Love, Disabled and On Screen
The student filmmaker behind the upcoming short film “Unconditional” tells the story of an interabled lesbian couple’s first intimate evening – and the experiences at Jewish summer camp that inspired her script.
“God of Vengeance”: A Seminal Script in the Fight to Reclaim Jewish Identity
A play written by Sholem Asch in 1906 hasn’t stopped being relevant to questions of Jewish identity – especially for queer Jews.
Introducing Yente: Oxford’s Hottest Queer Jewish Zine Collective
As we all know, all the best decisions are decided around a cramped gossipy Friday night table.
The Goylem, Angels, and Ghosts of “Shmutz”: Zine Review
From EveLilith and shtetl stories to Claude Cahun, Jess Goldman’s “Shmutz” zine dreams up modern Ashkenazi midrashic fiction for today’s Jewish Left.
Decolonizing Through Doykeit: Zine Review
Reviewing the anti-Zionist queer and Jewish “yearbook” series that’s made many diaspora Jews feel less alone.
Start Preparing Early for An Anti-Nationalist Hanukkah: A Zine Review
Reviewing eight nights of radical Hanukkah mini-zines
Reinventing Jewish Fashion: What’s Old Is New Again
Sewing together fashion from other places and times to express a history of many roots.
Curating Digital Diaspora
The Editor of UChicago’s undergraduate journal for Jewish studies is changing the format for a many-tongued, virtual Jewish world.
Revisiting the Jewish American Princess Zine
“While the Jewish American Princess has been weaponized by non-Jews for antisemitic purposes, intracommunally it’s often been used as a caricature to make fun of classist and racist Jewish people.” Welcome to the Jewish Underground Press.
Welcome to the Jewish Underground Press: Zine Review Series
Our zine review columnist Miranda Sullivan introduces herself — and the Jewish zine-scene of summer 2021.
The Tzimtzum of a Jewish Journal
Acts of solitary creation through Jewish journaling practices have grown among young Jews, isolated in the pandemic.
