Rachel Myerson, at The Blogs

May 25, 2018, 12:47 AM

Why the Upper West Side? A British Israeli Navigates Jewish New York

When N and I announced that we were moving to New York, our family and friends were keen to know where we would live. It was a good question, because having visited New York once between us, we were...

Apr 26, 2018, 11:27 PM

Mr. Schwartz Walks into a Bar; A British Israeli Navigates Jewish New York

Soon after N and I moved from Tel Aviv to New York, a friend invited us to a comedy club. So we shlepped uptown to Washington Heights and settled ourselves near the back of the room, in the hopes...

Apr 12, 2018, 11:15 PM

What is a Pierogi? And Other Questions; A British Israeli Navigates Jewish New York

December 2017 A week after landing in New York from Tel Aviv, N and I are still terribly jet lagged. It’s bitterly cold outside, but we don our thermals and wrap up warm to take the dog out, grumbling as...

About Me

Rachel is a freelance journalist with a focus on arts and culture. A born and bred Brit, Rachel lived in Israel for five years before her Uruguayan husband was relocated to New York. She now, semi-reluctantly, resides in the Big Apple, where people mistake her for an Australian far too often for her liking. Her work has been published by the Jerusalem Post, Time Out Israel, the Forward and Kveller.