jewish – The Argonaut

Views from a millennial Jew

Holocaust remembrance day is as good a time as ever to think about better Holocaust education all year round

Lindsay Trombly01.31.2019

Jan. 27 is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Did I celebrate this? No. Did I know this day existed? No. Growing up Jewish, I always considered myself different from other students because […]

Religion should not be death

The Pittsburg shooting at Tree of Life synagogue should have been prevented

Lindsay Trombly10.31.2018

On Saturday, Robert Bowers shot up a synagogue in Pittsburg and killed 11 Jewish people attending a Bris at the Tree of Life Synagogue. These Jews were a part of […]

Jewish holidays should be more widely recognized

Jewish holidays are just as important as more mainstream holidays

Lindsay Trombly09.26.2018

There are holidays recognized every year in the United States when we get the day off. But we don’t often think of Jewish holidays.

Griffen’s Shorts: “The Jewbird” — A talking bird sets an example of humanity in the face of strife

Griffen Winget11.13.2017

With a title like “The Jewbird,” how could one not read this story? Bernard Malamud recounts the tale of Schwartz, a talking crow-like “Jewbird” and his dealings with the Cohen […]