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Alana Dakin

Apr 25, 2017, 10:02 PM

Facing the Holocaust as a Jewish Convert

The region of Appalachian Ohio where I was raised is a place almost entirely devoid of lived Jewish experience. When I did encounter Judaism, it looked like this: an Auschwitz survivor in long sleeves speaking at the local library...

Nov 22, 2016, 6:51 PM

Voting for the First Time as an American Jew

“Do you want to say ‘A Prayer for Our Country?’” I shouted to my friend Henry as we barreled down Bleecker Street toward the West Village. It was 10:30 PM on election night, and CNN had just called Ohio...

About Me

Alana Dakin (@alanadakin) is a freelance writer and works in nonprofit communications in New York. She holds an M.A. in Israel Studies from the Rothberg International School (Hebrew University).