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Tag: Memory Loss

0 Literature Jewish Law

Poem | Kaddish for the Living

Jessica Jacobs in Moment · 26 Jan

In the poem "Kaddish for the Living," the author explores the experience of facing her mother's dementia with both tenderness and grief.

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Fiction | Arguing with Reinfeld

Steven Bryan Bieler in Moment · 10 Jul 2023

In this fictional story, Charlie Wineglas is taking care of his elderly parents, who are slowly losing their memory.

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Taylor Swift fans have amnesia. So did Jews after Sinai.

Mira Fox in Forward · 5 Jun 2023

Fans of Taylor Swift have been experiencing amnesia after attending her Eras tour concert, with many unable to remember important details of the performance.

0 Culture Gender/Identity

Howard Jacobson in Tablet · 12 Sep 2019

In the text "Live a Little," a conversation between a mother and her son unravels, revealing a complex relationship.

0 Holidays History

Elijah’s Elusive Cup and the Challenge of Memory

James A. Diamond in Lehrhaus · 28 Mar 2018

The text explores the concept of Elijah's elusive fifth cup in the Passover Seder, which challenges traditional structures and highlights the tension between preserving the past and embracing the future.

0 Communities

Making Judaism Accessible to Those Affected By Dementia

Alexandra Pucciarelli in Tablet · 21 Dec 2017

The author reflects on their grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's Disease and the challenges of incorporating Jewish practices into her life as the dementia progressed.

0 History Holocaust

Of Memory, History—and Eggplants

Steven E. Aschheim in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2017

Saul Friedländer's memoirs, "When Memory Comes" and "Where Memory Leads," delve into his experience as a Holocaust survivor and his struggles with memory, identity, and trauma.

0 Science Communities

Planetary Science

Emily Adelsohn Corngold in Tablet · 18 Jul 2014

The article weaves a narrative involving Mitch Neyman, a planetary scientist who is thrust into action when a meteor explodes above Chelyabinsk, Russia, causing widespread damage.

0 History Holidays

Our Family’s Twin Passover Tales: Escaping From Egypt and the Soviet Union

Rivy Poupko Kletenik in Tablet · 14 Apr 2014

The author reflects on the two Passover tales told in their home: the traditional Exodus from Egypt and their family's personal story of escape from Velizh, a town in Stalin's Soviet Union.