Robin Williams Makes Fun of Everyone
People Robin Williams makes fun of: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Nicolson, Latinos, Jews, Spice Girls, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama, George Bush, Keith Richards and many more!
Author: Aliza Hausman
A Very Rough Draft of an Interview with Ari Hart of Uri L’Tzedek
Teens with a group of professors and students from Yeshiva University and students from Alianza Dominicana to the “Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic” exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC’s Battery Park City. They boarded a bus from Washington Heights for the field trip. Redefining Community:Ari Hart Builds a… Continue reading A Very Rough Draft of an Interview with Ari Hart of Uri L’Tzedek
Putting on a multicultural wedding
Very excited about being published in my “adoptive” hometown of Los Angeles. As some of you know, I spent my entire summer there writing and figure drawing/painting while my husband interned at a local synagogue. Plus, we spend all the major holidays out there with my in-laws. Anyway, do check out the reprint of “My… Continue reading Putting on a multicultural wedding
Second Draft: A Survivor
I’m hoping to enter this piece in a contest or submit it to one of the magazines that it’s my goal to get my work in this year. I recently received a devastating rejection from one magazine. The editor was wonderful about it and she gave me a connection to another editor. We’ll see what… Continue reading Second Draft: A Survivor
Why, as a wife, I still want to see other men
No, it’s not what you think. So what is it? Check out “Why, as a wife, I still want to see other men”, my latest piece in The Jewish Chronicle. I DID NOT PICK THE TITLE!
Identity Crisis: Sadia Shepard & Weighing in on Hyphenated Realities
The war against singular identities is still being waged over at the Forward where Sadia Shepard’s op-ed, “Targeting Tolerance in Mumbai” has sparked heated debate about whether or not there’s such a thing as a hyphenated identity. Take the time to weigh in with your two cents. Here are some of my arguments for hyphenated… Continue reading Identity Crisis: Sadia Shepard & Weighing in on Hyphenated Realities
Secular Conversions, eh? The Current State of Jewish Conversion
“Integration of Mixed Families”, an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, has gotten me riled up. As a Modern Orthodox convert, I suppose that’s to be expected. It proposes in not so coded terms that conversion must change in Israel because it’s currently being held hostage by the haredi rabbinate. And whether or not that seems… Continue reading Secular Conversions, eh? The Current State of Jewish Conversion
Working draft of ‘My Love/Hate Relationship with G-d’
Here’s a piece I’m still working on…. I’ve always had this intense relationship with G-d. I prayed all the time growing up. And I don’t just mean the on-my-knees “As I lay me down to sleep…” kind of prayer I was taught as a Catholic child or the structured three-times-a-day prayer that comes with being… Continue reading Working draft of ‘My Love/Hate Relationship with G-d’
Can Israel Survive Without Judaism?
Really, can Israel survive without Judaism? In a story by the Canadian Jewish News, “Israel must embrace Judaism to survive: Nobel laureate”, Nobel Prize laureate Robert Aumann, left, warned last week that Jews in Israel may not survive as a nation unless they em-brace Jewish values. Ah, Israel, I remember thee well. In case, you… Continue reading Can Israel Survive Without Judaism?
How Dominicans Saved Jews: Bedtime Stories from Sosua
The Jewish Press story, “A Dominican Haven for Jews Fleeing Hitler” by Mirna & Robert Ulfik tells the story of how one evil Dominican dictator and one little island in the Carribean saved hundreds of Jews from Hitler’s wrath. I haven’t had the pleasure yet of visiting Sosúa, the area where Jews settled and where… Continue reading How Dominicans Saved Jews: Bedtime Stories from Sosua
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 