Dana Meijler

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Sep 18, 2015, 3:38 PM

Facing the truth: Anti-Semitism in Europe

I've lived in Europe for nearly 14 years now. For that whole period, I often get told by well meaning people that life for Jews in Europe is over. Whether the reasons cited are the inbred tradition of anti-Semitism spanning centuries...

Sep 6, 2015, 3:15 PM

70 Years Ago We Were the Syrians

I am really getting sick about what I am reading on social media about the refugee crisis. The amount of justification to do nothing is staggering, as is the ugly shaming, that they're all terrorists, that they're all ISIS,...

Apr 16, 2015, 4:41 PM

Bearing Witness: Finding my Father

Last summer, when Hamas rockets were raining down on Israeli towns and cities and on European streets, demonstration after demonstration was taking place calling for death to Israel and death to the Jews, my little family and I found ourselves...

Apr 3, 2015, 2:28 PM

Cherishing our Freedom

In a few short hours Jewish households all over the world will retell the story of our people's journey from slavery to freedom. In the wake of a year in which the days, weeks and months seem to have been...

Jan 11, 2015, 11:45 AM

Jews in Europe: Don’t be afraid

A message from Amsterdam to Jews in Europe: Don't be afraid

Dec 5, 2014, 10:49 AM

Last night I listened to my daughter complain because her bed hadn't been made exactly the way she wants it. Forget the fact that someone (not me) had taken the time to give her a nice, clean inviting place...

Nov 1, 2014, 12:41 AM

Upon the Ruins of Nazi Europe

Riding home on the metro tonight, behind me, two young Israeli girls chatting away. The whole way I was thinking about how much I love Hebrew. I love it because it's my mother tongue, although not in the way you...

Oct 29, 2014, 11:31 PM

Of Chickensh*t and Aspergers

So we just answered the question of what's going to get Fox News to stop ranting about Ebola 24-7. The answer: chickensh*t. Yesterday, Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic published a piece on the current state of US-Israeli relations. Now, believe me, I...

Oct 28, 2014, 12:44 AM

The Secret to Happiness

When I was younger, I used to think that happiness was something that you achieved. Like a destination on a map, you kept driving and soon enough, after some pit stops to refuel, some meal breaks, maybe one or two breakdowns...

Sep 29, 2014, 11:36 AM

Jewish Pride Lives on in Europe

I'll admit, I've never been one who is big on symbols. I had a mezuzah, chai and a star of David as a child, but mostly they only made an appearance at BBYO weekends and at summer camp. I've always been...

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About Me

Dana has made it her habit to break cultural barriers and butcher languages wherever she goes. Born in Pittsburgh, Dana lived and worked in Tel Aviv for five years, before moving to the Netherlands where she lives with her husband and daughter in Amsterdam.