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AJL – Writer’s Desk – Holy People in the Taxi –...
Writer's Desk
Holy People in the Taxi
by Erica Lyons
The streets of Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district are bustling with traffic. Yet people seem to be...
AJL – Cover Story – Siona Benjamin’s Interviews on Canvas:...
Cover Story
Siona Benjamin's Interviews on Canvas
Faces of the Bene Israel
by Erica Lyons
Portrait of a young Bene Israel
When artist Siona Benjamin, an American,...
AJL- Writer’s Desk – Hanoi and Counting – Issue 6
Writer's Desk
Hanoi and Counting
by Raquelle Azran
Thirty eight motorbikes, ten bicycles, seven cars.The light changes and traffic flows by in downtown Hanoi. Suzuki FX 125’s,...
AJL – Poetry & Photography – Issue 6
Poetry & Photography
by Allison Heiliczer
Childhood in China
In a sea of Chinese,
awaiting my visa.
Two hours pass,
a sweet ounce of childhood
Dances around me.
Running with red...
AJL – The Tomb of Rachel: The Bene Israel Connection Wanderers,...
Feature
The Tomb of Rachel - The Bene Israel Connection
Wanderers, emissaries, matriarchs and a holy site
by Dr. Shalva Weil
Postcard of the Tomb of Rachel
In...
AJL – In an Ancient Land: Trade and Synagogues in South...
Feature
In An Ancient Land
Trade and Synagogues in South India
by Dr. Shalva Weil
Paradesi Synagogue 2010, photo courtesy of Shalva Weil
Interior Pardesi Synagogue
Sherds at the Pattanam...
AJL – Best of AJL – Toward Jerusalem with and Easterly...
Best of AJL
Towards Jerusalem with an Easterly View
Taglit-Birthright's shifting focus
by Gidi Mark
There is no doubt that some of the fastest growing Jewish communities around...
AJL – Mapping my Judaic Studies Career in China: An Academic...
Feature
Mapping my Judaic Studies Career in China
An Academic Confession
by Lihong Song
How did I start my interest in Jewish subjects and eventually become a Jewish...
AJL – Never Forget, Never Forgive In Feudal Japan: Not a...
Feature
Never Forget, Never Forgive In Feudal Japan
Not a comic social commentary
by Erica Lyons
An image often has the power to transcend words. With beautiful, bold, black...
AJL – ALL JOKING ASIDE – The serious side of India’s...
FEATURE
All Joking Aside
The serious side of India’s Seinfeld
interview with Samson Koletkar
Between shows and a day job in the tech world, AJL caught up with...
