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How do you counter thousands of years of myths and falsehoods about the Jewish people? Dara Horn just might have the answer.

How do you counter thousands of years of myths and falsehoods about the Jewish people? Dara Horn just might have the answer.
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Unique Judaica Collection Finds a Permanent Home
Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill’s seder plates, kiddush cups, mezuzahs and menorahs find new purpose at a Washington, D.C., museum.

Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill’s seder plates, kiddush cups, mezuzahs and menorahs find new purpose at a Washington, D.C., museum.
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Finding Jewish Joy in the Quiet Moments
While Jewish joy can be found in loud celebratory times, some of the most meaningful moments happen quietly, in unexpected places.

While Jewish joy can be found in loud celebratory times, some of the most meaningful moments happen quietly, in unexpected places.
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Turning My Daughter’s Memory into a Jewish Legacy
In the wake of unimaginable grief, Debbie Derby created Nashira to honor her daughter and strengthen connections among the next generation of Jewish girls.

In the wake of unimaginable grief, Debbie Derby created Nashira to honor her daughter and strengthen connections among the next generation of Jewish girls.
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The Healing Wisdom of Genesis
The stories of Esau and Joseph offer timeless lessons about how love, forgiveness and compassion can help us heal from trauma.

The stories of Esau and Joseph offer timeless lessons about how love, forgiveness and compassion can help us heal from trauma.
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Ask Jewish Lives Lets You Talk to Historical Jewish Figures
Interact with Henrietta Szold, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Emma Goldman and other notable Jews.

Interact with Henrietta Szold, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Emma Goldman and other notable Jews.
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A New Age of Intentional Jewish Grandparenting
As families spread out and Jewish life changes, a generation of grandparents is going the extra mile to pass down Jewish tradition, identity and belonging.

As families spread out and Jewish life changes, a generation of grandparents is going the extra mile to pass down Jewish tradition, identity and belonging.
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A Community by and for Asian American Jews
Founded during the pandemic, the LUNAR Collective has become a national network where Asian American Jews can celebrate the fullness of their identities.

Founded during the pandemic, the LUNAR Collective has become a national network where Asian American Jews can celebrate the fullness of their identities.
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Our Readers’ Most Admired American Jewish Women
They broke barriers, shaped American culture and embraced their Jewish identity. Meet the women who continue to inspire Hadassah Magazine readers.

They broke barriers, shaped American culture and embraced their Jewish identity. Meet the women who continue to inspire Hadassah Magazine readers.
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Holocaust Diary Gets New Life 80 Years After Author’s Death
A slew of new projects brings renewed attention to Renia Spiegel’s best-selling wartime journal, ‘Renia’s Diary.’

A slew of new projects brings renewed attention to Renia Spiegel’s best-selling wartime journal, ‘Renia’s Diary.’
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This Jewish Organization Helps People Schmooze About Death
‘Talking about death won’t kill you,’ says Jewish Association for Death Education (JADE) co-founder Susan Kramer.

‘Talking about death won’t kill you,’ says Jewish Association for Death Education (JADE) co-founder Susan Kramer.
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Women Are Rewriting the Role of Torah Scribe
Since Jen Taylor Friedman penned her first Torah in 2007, several dozen women have followed suit, creating an entire professional category that did not exist a generation ago.

Since Jen Taylor Friedman penned her first Torah in 2007, several dozen women have followed suit, creating an entire professional category that did not exist
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How One Girl Scout Is Shining a Light on the Holocaust
Through the Holocaust Education Girl Scout Patch she created, Lily Sassani aims to help ‘a generation of young women see themselves as upstanders and changemakers.’

Through the Holocaust Education Girl Scout Patch she created, Lily Sassani aims to help ‘a generation of young women see themselves as upstanders and changemakers.’
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Sharon Nazarian Isn’t Done Fighting Antisemitism
One of the most outspoken Iranian American Jewish voices says ‘it starts with the Jews, but it doesn’t end with the Jews.’

One of the most outspoken Iranian American Jewish voices says ‘it starts with the Jews, but it doesn’t end with the Jews.’
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Chasing a Jewish Genealogical Mystery
Genealogical research pieces together a teen’s fate from pogrom-era Europe to the shadows of Argentina’s sex trade.

Genealogical research pieces together a teen’s fate from pogrom-era Europe to the shadows of Argentina’s sex trade.

The Jewish Couple Behind Maryland’s Kosher Farm Distillery

Hadassah member Megan Draheim and her husband turned a shared dream into Maryland’s Song Dog Farm Distillery, where locally sourced, kosher-certified spirits take center stage.

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A Community by and for Asian American Jews

by Kyle Desrosiers-Levine

Founded during the pandemic, the LUNAR Collective has become a national network where Asian American Jews can celebrate the fullness of their identities.

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Our Readers’ Most Admired American Jewish Women

by Libby Barnea

They broke barriers, shaped American culture and embraced their Jewish identity. Meet the women who continue to inspire Hadassah Magazine readers.

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The Fight for Jewish Feminism Continues

by Susannah Heschel

Prof. Susannah Heschel explores the breakthroughs that transformed Jewish life and the barriers women and nonbinary scholars still face.

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How Cinnamon Preserved My Sephardic Family’s Story

by Ruth Knafo Setton

For three generations, a dash of cinnamon has carried my Moroccan Jewish family's memories, traditions and recipes across America.

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Sephardic and Mizrahi Women Reflect on Jewish Life in America

by Sue Fishkoff

From Ladino songs in Seattle to Syrian Shabbat dinners in Brooklyn, these women are preserving the foods, languages and customs that have shaped their families for generations.

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How I Went to Jewish Summer Camp on the Cow Plan

by Fern Reiss

In the late 1970s, the writer's father, a dairy farmer in Goshen, N.Y., got a call from Mel Reisfield, who ran Camp Tel Yehudah. Mel wanted their cows.