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Continue reading →: Kashrut as an Act of RevolutionLast week I made an impromptu trip to Spain. This was my first time there, and my first European destination outside of France and Germany since I stopped eating pork entirely as part of my evolving Jewish observance. In those countries, I can always rely on duck confit or chicken…
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Continue reading →: Neither Arab Nor French: The Imposed Identity Crisis of Algerian JewsI wrote this essay in spring 2025 for a university course on colonial Algeria. It explores the political and cultural liminality of Algerian Jews, caught between French colonialism and the rise of Algerian nationalism. Many thanks are due to my wonderful professor for an incredible syllabus and perspective-challenging debates. In…
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Continue reading →: October 7th, 2024: Unpolished and Very Honest Ramblings, Adapted from Tonight’s Campus MemorialWhenever I visit home these days, I am inevitably asked how things are “on campus.” I have sobbed to my parents before returning from each and every fall, thanksgiving, winter, spring, and summer break this past year. But tonight I didn’t cry to my parents over the phone, I screamed.…
My reflections as a 20-something-year-old Jewish American woman on an ever-evolving relationship with Judaism, shaped by history and lived experience.
Hello,
I’m Laura
Welcome to Young American Jewess, a space where I reflect on all things Jewish.
My brain is constantly turning over lessons and reflections regarding my relationship to Jewish history, Jewish observance, and Jewish identity.
Here you will find essays rooted in my internal processing of historic and contemporary events, as well as external conversations with Jews and non-Jews of varying backgrounds.
This is a living archive of my revelations and evolving opinions in a rapidly shifting world; I hope you find some of yourself in my writing.
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