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Tag: Identity Exploration

0 Culture Gender/Identity

As an Asian American Jew, I never felt like I belonged. Then I fasted for Yom Kippur in China

Daniel Tam-Claiborne in Forward · 30 Sep

Daniel Tam-Claiborne reflects on his journey of cultural identity as a multiracial Asian American Jew.

0 Literature Culture

Sam Sussman’s novel is about his Jewish mom and the teasing possibility that Bob Dylan is his dad

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 10 Sep

Sam Sussman's debut novel, "Boy from the North Country," explores themes of identity, art, and Jewish heritage under the enigmatic shadow of Bob Dylan potentially being his biological father.

0 Literature Gender/Identity

10 Jewish LGBTQ+ Kids Books Worth Reading

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 4 Jun 2024

The post discusses a list of 10 Jewish LGBTQ+ kids books recommended for reading during Pride Month, emphasizing the importance of diverse representation in literature.

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Why Jewishness — and Kabbalah — are key to understanding HBO's 'The Rehearsal'

PJ Grisar in Forward · 2 Aug 2022

"The Rehearsal" is a new HBO show by comedian Nathan Fielder that explores the complexities of reality television and the nature of performance.

0 Literature Israel

Out-of-Body Experiences: Recent Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy

Michael Weingrad in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Mar 2018

Israeli science fiction and fantasy novels such as Yoav Blum's "The Unswitchable" and Ofir Touch Gafla's "The Guests" delve into themes of identity and body-switching technology, reflecting uncertainties in a virtual world where swapping consciousnesses and preserving former identities are common.