Hadassah Magazine

Books Food
A New Book, and Author, To Be Thankful for
Jessica Steinberg, here reading her picture book Not That Turkey! to her twins sons, feels a special fondness for the holiday of Thanksgiving. And for cranberries—and Cranberry Apple Kugel.

Jessica Steinberg feels a special fondness for the holiday of Thanksgiving. And for cranberries—and Cranberry Apple Kugel.
Health + Medicine
A ‘Champion of Change’ for Cystic Fibrosis
Through her precision medicine advocacy, Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is working to defeat cystic fibrosis—and racing to save her life.

Through her precision medicine advocacy, Emily Kramer-Golinkoff is working to defeat cystic fibrosis—and racing to save her life.
The Jewish Traveler
Buenos Aires
Today, Argentina’s 250,000 Jews are roughly 20 percent Sephardic and the remainder Ashkenazic; they are overwhelmingly secular and liberal.

Today, Argentina’s 250,000 Jews are roughly 20 percent Sephardic and the remainder Ashkenazic; they are overwhelmingly secular and liberal.
Arts
Roz Chast
The New Yorker cartoonist has built her reputation on chronicling the anxieties, absurdities and simple joys of contemporary life in her wry, neurotic style that often seems decidedly Jewish.

The New Yorker cartoonist has built her reputation on chronicling the anxieties, absurdities and simple joys of contemporary life in her wry, neurotic style.
Arts
‘Denial,’ or the Holocaust on Trial
Rachel Weisz plays famed historian Deborah Lipstadt in this tense new courtroom drama. The scholar must defend herself against libel charges for calling out David Irving, a notorious British Holocaust denier.

Rachel Weisz plays famed historian Deborah Lipstadt in this tense new courtroom drama. The scholar must defend herself against libel charges for calling out David Irving, a notorious British Holocaust denier.

A Jewish classic adapted for your Thanksgiving table. Something to be thankful for indeed, courtesy of new children's book author Jessica Steinberg.

Books

Not This Turkey! A Thanksgiving Book for Kids

by Gloria Goldreich

A turkey named Indik takes up residence on the Lower East Side, where is he saved from his expected fate by a sympathetic Jewish family.

Israeli Scene

Celebrating Thanksgiving, in Israel

by Jessica Steinberg

In the United States, fall brings Thanksgiving feasts with family and friends. In Israel, how can an American with strong connections to the holiday celebrate, too?

American View

Inheriting Thanksgiving from My Mother

by Laura Black

My mother had always put together White House-worthy holiday dinners. When it was my turn to host, I went for festive—and very laid back.

Hadassah

November’s Lessons

by Ellen Hershkin

November brings chilling winds and heavier clothing, but falling temperatures have never kept humankind from striving.

American View

A Conversation With Ruth Gruber

by Rahel Musleah

Pioneering journalist Ruth Gruber passed away at age 105. She spoke with us on the occasion of her 100th birthday, looking back at her remarkable career.