Hannah Geller

Jewish & Israel Activist

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Aug 13, 2024, 11:08 AM

Scarred, But Still Standing – Tisha B’Av 2024

Am Yisrael Chai By Simonafaustyna - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons

I’m the kind of person who spends their Tisha B’Av watching the Gush Katif documentary on YouTube, crying from my bed. Really. That’s what Tisha B’Av looks like for me. Well, looked like. This year, I don’t need a movie to...

Mar 22, 2024, 9:37 AM

Purim Inspiration From the London Tube

Author in London, in front of the London Eye.

Since arriving in London, I experienced the most peculiar thing. Some would say it defies all laws of science. Israelis. Whispering. It’s quite a phenomenon, yes. Most have never seen it before. But something about being in London causes the Israelis to...

Oct 31, 2023, 10:13 AM

I Want to Rip Down Hostage Posters, But I Haven’t

Even if I try to go without thinking about it, I can’t. Every reminder, every bright red KIDNAPPED poster taped to a street sign, gives me a renewed perspective and appreciation of my day. I read their name. ...

Feb 9, 2023, 8:52 AM

‘My grandmother is still under the rubble’

Collapsed buildings are seen in Antakya, southern Turkey, February 8, 2023. Nearly two days after the magnitude 7.8 quake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, thinly stretched rescue teams work to pull more people from the rubble of thousands of buildings. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The tragedy across the ocean hit me hard, though I have no personal reason to be upset. It's my friend Mohammed who does

Mar 16, 2022, 9:58 AM

On Peace and Purim

"If not now, when" is inscribed in Hebrew.

There are some who only want peace when it's convenient for them. Let me explain. In Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin's biography on the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a timely story is told: The holiday of Purim comes up... When Dr. Elliot Udell, one of the...

Mar 10, 2021, 9:16 AM

It’s not a shot I’m waiting for

Out of context, you might mistake me for a drug addict. But nope. I’m your average 23 year old American girl. I’m not sure what it means to be young and feel like anything is possible. I think I’m supposed to...

Oct 27, 2019, 8:50 AM

Dreaming of Brighter Days

I am not a morning person. One year ago I sluggishly opened my eyes in my dark Penn State dorm room. Said "Modeh Ani." Washed my face. It felt like any other day. Until I opened my laptop. Uncontrolled tears splashed...

Apr 28, 2019, 10:13 AM

A Matter of When

It was only a matter of when it would happen again. Six months to the day after the most deadly anti-Semitic attack the US has ever seen, another synagogue shooting happened in America. Today it was in Poway, California. According...

Apr 4, 2019, 7:35 AM

Abroad in Italy, I’m the stranger at the Seder

Hannah in Florence for Passover.

Being Jewish means I trusted the people who took me in as if I was their own, stuffed me with good food, singing, laughing, and making memories together

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About Me

Hannah Geller lives in Philadelphia and leads video strategy for a global hasbara organization. She is the Director of Photography for Emmy-Nominated "Quiet Sundays,” is editing a documentary set in Poland, and aspires to be a Kosher foodie influencer. Views are hers.

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