Our Truth

Shira and I both became interested in this project since we have both recently come to terms with our Jewish identities and being queer women.

Shira and I created this reader to be a compilation of different teens and adults that identify as both LGBTQIA+ and Jewish. This reader includes testaments from people in various areas in the U.S., a wide age range, and people with religious background that range from Orthodox to Reform Judaism.

The purpose of this reader is to help individuals grow and learn with their Jewish and queer identities just as Shira and I have.

Missing! Have you seen us?

Upon the one year anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising and the murder of Freddie Gray, I noticed something very big missing from activism in the city, something that was there and prominent this time last year—