Karen E H Skinazi
Dr Karen Skinazi is Associate Professor of Literature and Culture at the University of Bristol. Her most recent book is Women of Valor: Orthodox Jewish Troll Fighters, Crime Writers, and Rock Stars in Contemporary Literature and Culture (Rutgers University Press, 2018)
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Why we need a month dedicated to Britain’s Jewry
It’s of course good that the government supports our security but there is more to Jewish life
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My reminder that life is not a rehearsal
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Women mentors backed off until I got the big C
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Dreaming of retirement in the Shtetl-by-the-Sea
etc etc
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100 days since October 7: I just wish this ‘match’ would end
In Birmingham and Miami, Karen E H Skinazi’s experience is very different – or is it?
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How I turned to blue-sky thinking
As I lie under the radiation machine and look up at its blue and white tiles, I have a lot of time to think, says Karen Skinazi
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Why I cried happy tears during October despite my new cancer news
A slither of good news from my doctor amid my long battle
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I’m celebrating my Barbie-style foobs
To quote a fellow breast cancer buddy who’s ahead of me on this journey, sit as high and round as those on a Barbie doll
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Reading list: Our pick of the best Jewish books over the last year
The new year is upon us but have you read the best of 5783?
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Why I scaled a peak before my surgery for cancer
Before my forthcoming operation my husband Elliot had a last pre-surgery hurrah
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I’m decluttering for peace of mind
I get Marie Kondo’s way of thinking: hold on to what makes you happy and when you let go of things were once meaningful, honour them
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I feel blessed for all the thoughts which poured in after sharing my cancer news
Thoughts and prayers poured into my inbox when I shared I had breast cancer - and they make me feel very blessed
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Cancer or not, I will certainly be at my boy's weddings
Karen Skinazi is determined that nothing will stop her from dancing at her boys’ weddings
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'My dad was a feminist without realising it'
He didn’t cook dinner or wash our clothes, but our father was adamant that my sister and I become educated professionals
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A day of chaos in Mumbai
Our writer had limited time to see Mumbai, with all its wonderful sites... how did she fare?
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The Unorthodox lady doth reveal too much
Julia Haart’s eyecatching decolletage suggests she is still trying to prove she’s not religious
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