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Nov 14, 2023, 4:10 AM

“Is this it?” This seems to be the universal question amongst Jews right now. “Is this it? Is this the moment? Is this the equivalent to 90 years ago – the opening that if our grandparents and great-grandparents had taken...

Sep 23, 2022, 12:57 AM

Discovery Shouldn’t End After 26

This time last week, I was flying back to New York after staffing a Birthright trip. The trip was amazing but it was also bittersweet as the group I staffed was one of -- if not the very --...

Jun 25, 2022, 3:03 PM

The American Nightmare

Nearly two months ago, we were warned via a leaked brief SCOTUS was planning to overturn Roe v Wade. Today, they finally achieved that. And with this overturn, SCOTUS has violated the First Amendment of the United States constitution....

May 21, 2022, 12:52 PM

Writing in Jewish

In case it hasn't been made abundantly clear to some people, I am Jewish. I'm a proud Jew. I'm a passionate Zionist. And I will defend the Jewish people and our homeland with the greatest vigor. I'm also a writer....

Mar 30, 2022, 5:27 AM

Just Like Clockwork

You've probably heard the saying, "The Jews are tired." Well, I'm here to tell you the Jews are exhausted. The Jews are angry. And the Jews are fed up with the antisemitism - blatant and subtle - of the...

Mar 18, 2022, 7:46 PM

Aliyah or Ali-don’t?

I have had three homes in my life. My first home was Ukraine: the place of my bones and blood where I was born. The place where my ancestors are buried either from natural death, illness, or antisemitic violence....

Mar 3, 2022, 7:25 PM

The Land of (Soya) Milk and (Date) Honey

Among the many reasons to love Israel - and among the many reasons I love Israel - is the fact it has quickly become one of the most vegan-friendly countries in the world. When I started following a vegan...

Feb 25, 2022, 1:47 PM

The building of the former Brodsky synagogue. (wikimapia.org)

I refresh Twitter and want to scream: so many are rooting for Putin, so many are silent. And that land under attack is mine, even if I never set foot there again

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About Me

Klarina Usach was born in Odesa, Ukraine. Her family fled as Jewish refugees to the USA in 1992. She has grown up in New York but Israel is in her heart. She is a published author and currently working on her next writing projects.