Throughout Jewish history, the topic of intermarriage has been hotly debated: can intermarriage be condoned, or is it a step towards assimilation and loss of Jewish culture? Mel Leventhal was born in 1943 and grew up in Brooklyn in a large Jewish community. Both of his parents were Jewish, and he grew up practicing Judaism.… Continue reading Mel Leventhal’s Letter to Miriam Leventhal
A Glimpse into Gender, Race, and Education in the South: Alice Walker’s Archives
Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1944. Her mother, a maid, and her father, a sharecropper, struggled to provide for their family. Alice, the youngest of eight children, did not receive much parental attention. In 1952, When Walker was eight years old, one of her older brothers shot her right eye with a… Continue reading A Glimpse into Gender, Race, and Education in the South: Alice Walker’s Archives
Flannery O’Connor Journal
Flannery O’Connor was a novelist and writer of short stories who frequently drew from her own life and experiences to produce her creative work. Born in Georgia in 1925 as the daughter of two Catholic parents, both O’Connor’s Southern background and her spirituality frequently worked their way into her writing, often in tandem with her… Continue reading Flannery O’Connor Journal
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