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JWA talks with Heather Dune Macadam, director of 999: The Forgotten Girls, a new documentary that tells the story of the young women who made up the first transport of Jews to Auschwitz.

FDR's Labor Secretary implemented progressive policies, making her the target of bigotry and conspiracy theories.

JWA chats with Dr. Estée Klar about collaborating with her son Adam Wolfond, a non-speaking autistic poet and artist, on a new video installation exhibit.

JWA talks with photographer Dana Stirling about her new book, Why Am I Sad, and about exploring depression through photography. 

JWA chats with Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder about what it was like to officiate Meredith Marks' bat mitzvah on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

JWA chats with Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba, writer and founder of Tikvah Chadasha Uganda.

JWA talks to poet Aurora Levins Morales about her new book of poetry, Rimonim: Ritual Poetry of Jewish Liberation, and considers the power of protest, prophecy, and music in these times that call us to action.

As 2024 draws to a close, the JWA team takes a moment to celebrate some of the incredible moments and achievements of Jewish women and gender-expansive people from the past year. Here are our picks for the standouts that inspired us, made us laugh, and reminded us of the power of resilience, community, and creativity.

In Grace Paley's Sisters, finding lightheartedness amid struggle is its own form of resistance.

The most interesting tension here isn't between the romantic leads, but between Jewish woman's sense of identity and the pull of assimilation. 

Every piece of Judaica Dolin creates is an expression of Jewish tradition and intention.

The rabbi-to-be reflects on the divine lessons of motherhood and her path to the rabbinate.