Clio Petrulis

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Clio Petrulis is a junior at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She is a co-head of her school’s Jewish affinity group. She is also very involved in Jewish life at her home synagogue (in Hong Kong!). Clio is an avid member of her school's dance program. In her free time, she likes going to museums and cooking.

Blog Posts

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The Anti-Fascist Narrative of Star Wars

Clio Petrulis

Star Wars artfully depicts how a government rises to fascism, and how people in positions of power can twist the truth to deny events as big as genocide.

Topics: Television
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Connection and Isolation: How Shabbat Shapes My Judaism

Clio Petrulis

The centrality of Shabbat to my family has been something that made my transition to boarding school last year so difficult.

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How Riot Grrrls Teach Us That It’s Ok to Be Angry

Clio Petrulis

“Girl” becomes “grrrl,” the growl at the center of this word symbolic of the righteous anger we feel as girls facing injustice.

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Stoking the Fire: Lighting My Great-Great-Grandmother's Shabbat Candlesticks

Clio Petrulis

When I light candles on Shabbat, using the same candlesticks that my ancestors lit over 100 years prior, I feel connected to everyone who has come before me.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Clio Petrulis." (Viewed on June 13, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/petrulis-clio>.