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Writing While Jewish: The Post-10/7 Literary World

October 7, 2024 by Edie Jarolim 8 Comments

Last week, I had dinner with a poet friend whom I hadn't seen in a long time. The subject of antisemitism came up in the context of a literary festival in Albany where two writers refused to be on a panel with a "Zionist."  I guess I didn't use air quotes. My friend, who is hearing impaired, didn't get the inflection, didn't understand that I was being ironic. He replied, "Yes,

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Dr. Kornmehl, Prof. Freud & Jewish Activism

February 21, 2013 by Edie Jarolim 6 Comments

It's been interesting to speculate about Viktor Kornmehl and his brushes with the other, more famous doctors of Vienna. As Anna Redsand wrote in her wonderful guest post, there's a very strong likelihood that he was acquainted with Viktor Frankl in high school: It was a small institution and they were there at the same time. It's possible too that they bonded because both were

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Trees, Virtual and Real

February 16, 2013 by Edie Jarolim 8 Comments

I can barely focus today. There's a very good chance that both the son and grandson of Ezriel Kornmehl, the first subject of this family history writing challenge, have been located. If the information turns out to be correct, Ezriel's son just celebrated his 90th birthday in Chicago, while his grandson is living and working in New York. Both are doctors, like their

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