When I was a little girl we joined the Orthodox synagogue. We always sat in the back because my parents were lower-middle-class, so they could only afford what they could afford, and it seemed as though it was a three-ring circus. There was a lot of activity going on...
I remember one night, in particular, it was snowing out and I was coming back home from a club. I was I drunk. I shouldn’t have been driving. I was driving and I remember I was coming around the bend. I must have fallen asleep but when I woke up I was in this...
I want to tell you a story. God created people because he loves stories. So I’ll tell you my story. My name is Stuart and I’m a New York Jew. I’m proud to say I was born in Flatbush, which next being born in Israel is the second best thing. I grew...
On my back there was a Star of David pictured by somebody. On my table there was a piece of paper and it was written, “Go away from us to your Israel!” And listen, I didn’t want to go to Israel at that time. I was like a patriot of the...
It began to swerve from side to side. The car was literally going back and forth. It spun around and then it flips over. Are we going to die? Being Jewish was very, very important to me, at least culturally. Twice a week I went to Hebrew school. Bar Mitzvah was...
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