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This Women Owned Startup Is Reshaping Egg Donation
Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.

Cofertility is ‘leading the way for a more transparent and ethical the entire industry to become more transparent and ethical,’ says cofounder Halle Tecco.
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The Power and Danger of Secrets
You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.

You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.
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My Cousin Fritz Was Married to a Nazi
Finding out the woman who sat at our dinner table was a Nazi.

Finding out the woman who sat at our dinner table was a Nazi.
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How Genealogy Became the Great Jewish Pastime
“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

Thanksgiving is upon us, and Hanukkah soon after. Two more holidays that we will need to mark in ways different than last year.

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When a DNA Discovery Belongs to the Whole Family

by Joan Kato

Almost two years ago, my 80-year-old bachelor brother called to read me a letter he received from a woman who believed he was her birth father.

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How Genealogy Became the Great Jewish Pastime

by Hilary Danailova

“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

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Do Jews Celebrate Halloween?

by Talia Liben Yarmush

In a typical year, all across the country, neighbors would be preparing their homes for trick-or-treaters and children would be planning their costumes.

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Mothers and Their Teen Daughters, in Conversation

by Elizabeth Mandel

Interviews between six teen editors at jGirls Magazine and their mothers reveal the changing reality of what it means to be a young Jewish woman today.