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Cat Korren

Oct 26, 2024, 9:09 AM

From Soles to Souls – A Timeless Jewish Story

When I was nineteen, I flew to Budapest for the first time. In between the traditional restaurants, museum visits, and late nights in local bars, my friends and I found ourselves at the infamous Budapest Holocaust memorial on the...

Oct 23, 2024, 2:00 PM

‘But You Don’t Look Israeli’

“Where are you from?” he asks. A dash of hesitation passes through my mind until I look back and, with a mix of pride and fear, respond, “I’m from Israel.” Pause, this time from their end. “But you don’t look Israeli.” When I...

Apr 25, 2024, 8:19 PM

Dear Hersh —

Almost 10 months have gone by since I saw you last on the grass fields of the Modem music festival. Nearly 10 months since I wandered around that first morning, lost, overwhelmed, slightly lonely, looking at the crowds of...

Feb 14, 2024, 7:48 AM

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I was a tour guide on Birthright’s first trip back to Israel: Here’s what I saw

Source: Cat Korren (author), pictured (left)

My sense of Israel crumbled on October 7, but introducing this beautiful, broken place to my group made me fall in love with it all over again

Nov 22, 2023, 10:23 PM

The Land That Was and Always Will Be

My mom has a saying, “you can only be as happy as your least happy child”. I never understood what she meant. But five weeks ago, I began to realize. To anyone who has had their feet touch the ground...

About Me

Cat Korren is a writer, researcher and explorer born and raised in New York but based in Israel for the past five years. Having spent three semesters of her Bachelor's degree at New York University's Tel Aviv campus, she engaged deeply with the history, archaeology and theology of the Holy Land. An avid world traveler, Cat's deep curiosity for culture, language and community have provided her with first hand experiences which give her unique lens as a Jewish, American-Israeli woman moving through of the world.