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Rokhl Kafrissen

Jan 8, 2020, 10:03 AM

For ‘Fiddler’ in Yiddish, they clap. For Yiddish itself? Gornisht

Chaim Topol in the 1971 'Fiddler on the Roof' movie. (RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

The search for roots and longing to connect has to compete with the toxic effect of centuries of internalized Jew-hatred

Oct 29, 2019, 1:59 PM

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Want to help women battling breast cancer? Give them money

Piggy bank with breast cancer awareness ribbon and cash to portray the concept of fundraising for breast cancer awareness and research. (Catherine Lane/Getty Images)

Pink ribbons and awareness campaigns won't help patients who are struggling under the exorbitant costs of their treatment

Jan 17, 2019, 1:39 PM

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Why did ‘Three Identical Strangers’ ignore just how Jewish this story was?

'Three Identical Strangers' is a documentary about triplets separated at birth by a Jewish-affiliated adoption agency in 1961. (Courtesy of NEON)

The hit documentary on triplets separated at birth omitted an uncomfortable but core aspect of this traumatic story

About Me

Rokhl Kafrissen is a playwright and cultural critic. She writes the Rokhl’s Golden City column at Tablet and blogs about Jewish life at Rootless Cosmopolitan.