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Melody Barron
Jewish heritage, culture, and history are Melody's bread and butter, and through that lens, she tackles queer and feminist theory, not to mention the worlds of fantasy and superheroines. In her spare time she's probably doing yoga in Yiddish.
Diaspora
According to E.M. Lilien, Zionism would be the art of the new Jews through which the new Jews would represent themselves.
The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics is well known. What is not well known is that Jesse Owens nearly didn’t compete in one of his gold medal wins, just so his Jewish teammates could…
The Dreyfus Affair that divided France and risked the Republic is not just the story of the sham trials, it is the story of the first viral hate campaign of images in mass media brining to the surface the most ancient of hatreds in a brand new way.
Land of Israel
No matter how you like to celebrate New Year’s Eve, somewhere there’s a party for you. Whether you prefer to dance to Jazz or lose your mind in Rave, the New Year is coming your way!
During the Reign of Terror Marie-Anne Lavoisier never surrendered in the face of persecution and kept the Scientific revolution alive and safe.
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