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One Book, One Hadassah: ‘Tap Dancing on Everest’

JL;DR SUMMARY Dr. Mimi Zieman's memoir, "Tap Dancing on Everest," explores her unique journey as the only woman and medical expert on an Everest expedition team, intertwining themes of feminism, medicine, and Jewish identity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust SurvivorsJewish IdentityMemoirFeminismSpiritualityMedicineTravelEnduranceMount EverestDr. Mimi Zieman

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Its taken me over three decades to understand that the great peace I felt in the mountains was the perfect antidote to the manic pace of my New York City life."
Israel
"Mimi vividly evokes her time in the Rocky Mountains in western America, Israel, Tibet and other locales."
Tibet, China
"Mimi vividly evokes her time in the Rocky Mountains in western America, Israel, Tibet and other locales."
Annapurna Circuit, Gandaki, Nepal
"In her travels on the Annapurna Circuit, a long-distance trek in the Annapurna mountain range in Nepal, and as part of the support team for an expedition up the dangerous East Face of Mount Everest, Mimi learns a lot about human endurance, both physically and mentally."
Mount Everest, Central, Nepal
"Her Dayenu traces the pathboth direct and indirectthat led her to the expedition on Mount Everest."

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