Irene Katz Connelly is a staff writer at the Forward. You can contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @katz_conn.
Irene Katz Connelly
By Irene Katz Connelly
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Life Unsung Women | Grace Aguilar: “The moral governess to the Hebrew family”
Editor’s note: For Women’s History Month, the Forward presents “Unsung Women,” a special project showcasing Jewish women — from biblical times to our modern moment — whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: Grace Aguilar Where and when: Victorian England What we know: Born to Portuguese Jewish parents who fled the Inquisition, Grace…
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Life Unsung Women | The wife of Dunash ibn Labrat: An enigmatic Sephardi poet
Editor’s note: For Women’s History Month, the Forward presents “Unsung Women,” a special project showcasing Jewish women — from biblical times to our modern moment — whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: the wife of Dunash ben Labrat When and where: 10th-century Spain What we know: Not a lot — not even…
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Life Unsung Women | Babatha: The real housewife of ancient Judea
Editor’s note: For Women’s History Month, the Forward presents “Unsung Women,” a special project showcasing Jewish women — from biblical times to our modern moment — whose stories have rarely been told. Who she was: Babatha, daughter of Shim’on When and where: 2nd-century Judea What we know: Born in the town of Mahoza in the…
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News What’s Jewish about the non-Jewish Democratic presidential candidates
It’s still somewhat unbelievable to many American Jews that two of the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination are Jewish. And ahead of tonight’s Democratic debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg reminded everyone of their heritage by doing the most Jewish thing imaginable: using their surrogates to take potshots at each other’s coronary health…
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Culture In ‘Chanel’s Riviera,’ it’s wartime and the rich are comfortable — and collaborating
There’s a lively market for stories about World War II that make it seem like a more civilized endeavor than it really was. After all, it’s fun to read about plucky Brits standing guard over St. Paul’s, American women gamely donning factory overalls and glamorous Parisians insistent that the high life doesn’t have to end…
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Life What to bring to a shiva call
After a Jewish funeral, families typically commemorate the deceased loved one by sitting shiva for seven days, during which they stay at home and welcome guests to mourn with them and share memories. It can be daunting to make a shiva call, or visit a family in mourning. But the most helpful thing you can…
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The Schmooze These Jewish dads are tackling gay fatherhood, one podcast at a time
The Schmooze cannot independently confirm this, but America’s most popular podcast on gay fatherhood may be the result of a conversation from beyond the grave. In 2016, Israel-American web designer Yanir Dekel was wrapping up his first year as the father of Ben and Adam, twins he’d conceived through surrogacy with his husband Alex Maghen….
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The Schmooze “Soon By You” debuts new episode about queer Orthodox Jews
“Soon By You” — the frum and funky “Friends”-esque sitcom taking the Upper West Side by storm — is finally back. In its first season, the show played for laughs while taking on some of the big issues in the Orthodox community today: should women be able to lead prayers? Is it time to change…
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