Chanel Dubofsky
By Chanel Dubofsky
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Life Forward Profile of Teen Weightlifter Inspires Documentary
In 2012, The Forward’s Naomi Zeveloff reported on the World’s Strongest Girl, 10 year old Naomi Kutin, who, at the time, was about to start sixth grade at Yeshivat Noam Day School in New Jersey. Kutin, who had been setting powerlifting records since age eight and trains with her father, Ed, could lift nearly three…
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Life Argentine Film “35 and Single” Explores Filmmaker’s Mixed Feelings On Settling Down
In one of the most remarkable moments in Paula Schargodorosky’s documentary, “35 and Single,” the viewer sees director, producer, and writer Schargodorosky in profile, with a handwritten list beside her face that reads: “25% of me wants to get married, 27% wants to be free, 26% longs for a spiritual life, 22% wants children.” “I…
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Life I’m Against Marriage, So Why Do I Keep Helping My Friends Get Married?
How have I participated in so many weddings? Let me count the ways: I’ve written and recited a six-word story about love. I’ve signed a ketubah (Jewish wedding contract) and will do so again soon. I’ve held the chuppah (the Jewish ritual wedding canopy). It’s strange, because I have made my opinions and politics clear…
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Life In ‘Beauty of Their Dreams,’ Filmmaker Explores Conflict Between Religion And Girls’ Education
It is a simple and obvious equation: If you educate girls and women, you improve the world. Economists know this. It’s likely that even the most sexist of humans know it (deep, deep down). But when documentarian Debra Gonsher Vinik set out to investigate the role religious organizations play in securing and perpetuating education for…
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Life For Queer Jews of Color: an Online Resource Guide
Kat Macias is a queer Jew looking for others like her. That’s why, as the Boston Program Specialist and Trainer for Keshet, she did a thorough spelunking of the Internet universe in search of company. “I don’t see myself reflected in Jewish communities,” said Macias, the daughter of Puerto Rican and Cuban parents, who converted…
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Life What Happens When An Israeli Woman Admits to Regretting Motherhood?
The opening paragraph of a recent article on the sociologist Orna Donath includes the phrase “professional iconoclast” in reference to Donath and her work on Israeli men and women who don’t want to be parents (as opposed to “childfree,” which has no direct translation to Hebrew). Donath, a post-doctoral student at Ben Gurion University, is…
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Life ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Tells America You Can Be Black and Jewish
In the event that you’re not keeping track of the many permutations of Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise, the latest location is Potomac, the wealthy suburb of Washington, DC. Like the Real Housewives of Atlanta, RHOP’s entire cast is composed of black women, but unlike Atlanta, Potomac’s population is 75.8 percent white. The show has only…
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Life More Arab Women Writers to Read
I wrote the first list of Arab women writers (and one Turkish woman writer) with the idea in mind that when we strive to diversify our reading and therefore our worldview, we might be tempted to start with those who are getting the most media exposure (men), and are the most accessible, instead of digging…
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