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by Margaret Gelbwasser
…leaving Mother Russia
Both my mother and I were born in the former Soviet Union, but I came to America when I was three. She had just turned 31. How did she spend her thirtieth birthday? She applied for documents to leave a communist country and everything she ever knew. My thirtieth birthday I will spend partying at a Russian restaurant with my friends. At 30 she was leaving Russia behind, and I’ve finally come to terms with that part of myself and will be celebrating it.
At 30…
The articles in this special section:…t-shirts tor the generations
by Jordie Gerson
…becoming a pumpkin in Paris
by Emily Mazo
…sexy and funny
by Rachel Kranson
…leaving Mother Russia
by Margaret Gelbwasser
…remedial Girly Studies
by Lauren Antler
…no top-tier offspring—yet
by Raquel L. Lieberman
…William-Wants-a-Doll grew up
by Talia Cohen
…lesbian mom seeks spa
by Rabbi Amber Powers
…redefining modesty
by Janel Moses