Author: Amelia Dornbush

Are You a Jewish Studies Scholar with a Baby? Here’s Good News

Last week, the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) announced that, after more than a decade of organizing by affiliated academics, it will offer highly subsidized child care for attendees at its 2016 conference, to be held December 18 – 20 in San Diego.

Why I Hate the Phrase “Jew by Choice”

The phrase “Jew by Choice” is meant to be affirmational, but instead erases the ambiguities of my experiences and the experiences of so many others.