Beyond ‘Unorthodox’
Many years ago, my wife’s grandmother visited us on a busy Friday afternoon as we were preparing for Shabbat. A Holocaust survivor who had repeatedly escaped the Nazis, she grew up in a Hasidic family in the town of Sighet, Hungary, but claimed to have abandoned Judaism as a teenager before the war had begun. Observing us, she complained that our tablecloth was the wrong color, that our candlesticks weren’t quite right, and that we were clearly deficient Jews for having failed to prepare chicken soup for the Friday-night meal. “Of course,
I eat pork,” she concluded, “but if you’re going to do all this, do it right.” This conversation came to mind as I read Schneur Zalman Newfield’s
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She died of multiple stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, a spokesperson for the city Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Days after Fells death, Philadelphia police quickly identified Jones as the suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest. Since issuing a statement on Monday, there have been no updates on whether he has appeared in front of a judge or obtained an attorney. Akhenaton Jones
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Fells was a freelance fashion designer and known for the fashion show she organized in 2019 called “Rock the Runway A Trans Empowerment Fashion Show,” her friend Madelyn Morrison told
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Please help me.
By Rachel Rathbone.
I always knew I was female, from an early age. Never more so than when I went to primary school, an all-boys school with me, a little Transgender Girl, in among the chaos of the boys in the 1970s and 1980s when even being gay was outlawed and ridiculed. I spent six long years being beaten and bullied by students and teachers alike, day-in, day-out without fail. I was left depleted and in the end destroyed. I dug down deep to try and hide myself, Rachel.
I found it hard to learn so I taught myself how to read and write at home. I was scared mentally and still am physically.