Dahlia Schweitzer

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Aug 30, 2014, 8:56 PM

I Am Hated For Who I Am

I thought it would be better when I got back to LA. In some ways, it is. There are no air raid sirens. Shrapnel isn't likely to fall from the sky. The concept of war is not as aggressively in...

Aug 28, 2014, 2:02 AM

Israel is Personal

It has been recently brought to my attention that I post too much about Israel on Facebook. I guess it’s a real downer to be reminded that half a world away a vicious and deadly conflict is taking place....

Aug 24, 2014, 7:26 PM

Why the Movement to Boycott Israel Disappoints and Disgusts Me

We think that what matters is whether we're right or wrong, with whom we agree and disagree. But perhaps the trick to calming down our currently over-heated state—all over the world it seems—is to learn to listen. And to...

Aug 22, 2014, 11:16 PM

On Being Queer and Jewish — and why neither should matter

These days being visibly Jewish feels unsafe and inconvenient, but hiding it would be living a lie

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About Me

DAHLIA SCHWEITZER is a writer, teacher, and former cabaret star. Schweitzer's works include the books Cindy Sherman's Office Killer: Another Kind of Monster, Queen of Hearts, and Seduce Me; essays in publications including Jump Cut and The Journal of Popular Culture; and an album of dance music, Plastique.