My Great Aunt Fanny: From Flapper to Balaboosta
Meet my great Aunt Fannie. She was one of the roaringest flappers of the roaring 20's. She could Charleston, Peabody, Fox Trot and...
Is Passover Anti-Joy?
In the two thousand years that Jews have been living in western society, we have developed a reputation for being contrarians; we read...
Let me be your Female Jewish Icon - Please.
Princess Leia Princess Leah
Good-bye, Weird Bergdorf's Windows
Last week, I visited Bergdorf Goodman’s holiday window display, among the last still up for the season. As usual for this time of year,...
Life Through Six-Pointed Glasses
As another holiday season comes to a close, I thought I’d mention something that happened to me recently that changed my perspective,...
Happy Nu Year
A lot has been made of the Chanuka v.s. Christmas divide, but even after December 25, there’s another, albeit smaller, December battle...
