We are thrilled to be able to interview the first female cantor trained and ordained in Europe. Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? What inspired you to become a cantor? My life has organically lead me to becoming a cantor. I was born in Moscow into a Jewish […]
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Guest Post by Alina Adams: For Art’s Sake: Is It Ever OK To Tell Someone Else’s Story?
Image: Courtesy of Alina Adams We are living in a time when it’s become frowned upon to write or act in a voice outside of your own gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, etc. Under these circumstances, Leo Tolstoy had no right to speak for “Anna Karenina,” Pearl Buck was doing dirty in “The […]
Meet The Researcher: Vincent
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Vincent. I was born in Switzerland to a Hungarian mother and a Swiss father. My mom left Hungary during the communist dictatorship and came to Switzerland to continue her studies, both my parents are musicians and they play in a symphonic orchestra.I […]