Tag: Cultural Anthropology

The author reflects on his experience of reading his own article online and noticing a significant difference in how it appeared compared to the physical print version.
"The Northman" is a medieval sword and sorcery film that explores the intersection of our technologically advanced society with a cultural fascination with the primitive and mystical.
"When Heidi Met Shimen" is a book by Moshe Koppel that expands upon his blog, "Judaism Without Apologies," where he juxtaposes the lives and ideals of two Jewish characters: Shimen, a Gerer Hasid and Holocaust survivor, and Heidi, a cosmopolitan Princeton graduate.
A former rabbi shares his family's experience and decision to hold a secular wedding for their daughter who married a non-Jew, despite their observant Jewish background.
Agnieszka Haska, a cultural anthropologist and science fiction writer in Warsaw, has a deep interest in the historical layers of the city, especially focusing on the vanished Jewish community and their landmarks from before World War II.