Evelyn Tauben is a writer, producer and curator in Toronto, with a focus on contemporary Jewish arts and culture. Currently, she runs FENTSTER, a Jewish exhibition space located in a storefront window.
Evelyn Tauben
By Evelyn Tauben
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Community It’s Time to Rebrand Hanukkah for the 21st Century
There is much to love about Hanukkah: the beauty of dancing flames on winter nights, the taste of crisp latkes, singing with friends and family, and the promise of everyday miracles in the most hopeless moments. Sufganyiot even play a role in my courtship story with my husband, forever tingeing the holiday with a dose…
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Community How to Make a Kid-Friendly, Interactive And Progressive Seder the Whole Family Will Love
Last year was our first Passover in our new house. Nearing the holiday, the dining room was still piled high with moving boxes. Since the seders fell on the weekend, all of my husband’s family flocked to Toronto. With my parents coming from Montreal, we would number nearly 30 with nine children between the ages…
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News Painting as Prayer in Poland
This summer I traveled for the first time to Poland, where my grandparents were born, to help recreate an 18th-century wooden synagogue from the town of Gwoździec. This trip was an expression of a deep desire to connect with my own “Polishness.” I wanted to engage in a creative activity in a place often associated…
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