Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt was the Life/Features editor at the Forward. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Salon, and Tablet, among others.
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
By Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
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Opinion Why Does No One Care About Violence Against Orthodox Jews?
No one should have been surprised yesterday morning, when a man assaulted Rabbi Avraham Gopin, 63, with a brick in Crown Heights Park — knocking his teeth out and injuring his face, before fleeing the scene. Disturbing images of victim’s bloodied clothing after being brutally attacked with a brick. Chassidic victim still hospitalized with broken…
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Life What Happens When Thousands Of ‘Shidduch Resumes’ Are Leaked?
When Serena received an email announcing that that her personal information had been added to “Shidduchline,” a website she had never heard of — she was shocked. “I click the link, and I see a profile with my name, my picture, my age, my phone number and my email,” Serena, a single woman in her…
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Food Finally, Manhattan Gets Kosher Al Fresco Dining
I’ve been living in New York City for ten years now, and on countless occasions, I’ve walked by chic little restaurants with diners seated outside, and wondered out loud — Wouldn’t it be lovely to have a kosher Manhattan restaurant with outdoor seating? With our large population, our resources, and our ingenuity, why can’t we…
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Life A Muslim And An Orthodox Jew Talk Modesty And Feminism
Can modesty and feminism coexist? With recent news of model Halima Aden landing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit in a hijab and burkini — there’s been a lot of buzz, particularly in the “modest community,” about the return of more conservative clothing to the fore in a post-MeToo society. Even before MeToo inspired some…
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Life It Is Incumbent Upon Us Orthodox Jews To Tell Our Stories
Paula Eiselt lives between two worlds. It’s not every day that you find a wig-wearing, Orthodox woman behind the camera, appearing at major film festivals, and going to industry parties. Yet, there she is. It’s been a year since , ‘93Queen,’ Eiselt’s acclaimed documentary film about Hasidic Judge Ruchie Freier’s women-led ambulance crew, was released…
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Life In Brighton Beach, A Nostalgia For Oppression
There is something very bizarre about walking around Brighton Beach these days. In Brooklyn’s Little Odessa, you’ll hear the whispers of the victories and disappointments of immigration. Simply stroll down the boardwalk and listen to the conversations, émigré speaking wistfully of what once was, who they were: Back there, “my wife was the director of…
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The Schmooze An Orthodox Group Releases Brave PSA Video About Sexual Abuse
Amudim, the Orthodox Jewish organization that supports Orthodox youth in crisis, just released a powerful video campaign about sexual abuse, produced by Yeeshai Gross — and it’s required viewing for anyone affiliated with just about any faith community. A mother, father and teenage daughter sit facing an authority figure — a principal, a rabbi, an…
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Life The Renegade Street Photographer Of Boro Park
On 16th Avenue and 48th, in the heart of Boro Park, Avi Kaye — not his real name — is sitting in his car, camera ready. “He’s going to come out soon,” he mutters. We’re parked outside the Beis Midrash Emunas Yisroel synagogue, waiting for one subject — a regular at this shul, who will…
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