by Tani Prell | May 8, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
My son will turn two at the end of the May, and I’ve been reflecting on how glad I am that his birthday falls during Jewish American Heritage Month. Reading has continued to be one of his favorite activities, so in celebration of the month and his birthday,...
by Tani Prell | May 1, 2026 | 'Stories About...' in Homepage, Arts & Culture, Identity, Teens
We live in a world that often expects us to fit neatly into one box. One race, one culture, one identity. But for people like me, that’s never been possible—or fair. I’m Chinese and Jewish, and for most of my life, I’ve felt the pressure to choose between the two. But...
by Tani Prell | Apr 27, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Featured Story, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Dear Community, I’m thrilled to share that our recent storytelling project, Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words received a Wilbur Award from the Religious Communicators Council (RCC), which recognizes the most outstanding work in the communication of religious...
by Tani Prell | Mar 17, 2026 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Can I have this dance? No. Not the hora! We can make our own! Something… Ethno-religious with a question mark. Jewish with a hyphen between the double u and the I but may nothing ever come between you and I in that way. Let’s keep the commandments. Prioritize the...
by Tani Prell | Mar 3, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Identity
The gallery space at the 14th Street Y on Manhattan’s Upper East Side lines its walls with three stories from Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words, the graphic novel anthology with comics of Jews from uniquely diverse backgrounds. The gallery’s lobby...
by Tani Prell | Nov 25, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Identity
As a filmmaker, Dana Schneider understands the power of visual storytelling. Embracing comics as a new medium through Hyphen: Jewish Stories in Our Own Words, Dana shares with us the moments and memories central to her Yemenite pride and identity. With roots in Yemen,...
