Holocaust
Love Our Families
Here at the Keshet blog, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day with a reminder of how important parental love and support are. ...
LGBT Resources for Holocaust Remembrance Day
When the last known gay Jewish Holocaust survivor, Gad Beck, died in 2012, it was a poignant reminder that both ...
Putting People in Boxes – Literally
I’d like to preface today’s post by saying that while I *wish* this were some sort of April Fool’s Day ...
Escaping Germany, Settling in McGehee, Arkansas
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop on oral history techniques at Hendrix College in Conway, ...
From Stanislawow to Beach Music
My parents left the United States in 1973 to retire in Bat Yam, Israel, the country in which they met ...
No Middle Range
“Jews don’t have a middle range,” I said to my friend and colleague. He was telling me about his experience ...
Why I Care About Trans Day of Remembrance as a (“Cisgender”) Gay Man
I’m a white gay Jewish man. Up until a few years ago, I didn’t even know what “cisgender” meant.Three weeks ...
How did they get here?
When I tell people about Jewish families in the small towns I’ve visited, they often ask, “How did they get ...
It’s Not All in a Name
It’s clear from the names of my two pop culture humor books, Cool Jew and Hot Mamalah, that my Jewish background is ...
Guten Tag, Keshet!
In early October, Dan Schulman joined Keshet as the new Massachusetts Community Organizer. Before he could get settled, Dan was ...