Can this young Jewish Syrian woman find her way out of the Marriage Box? A conversation with Corie Adjmi

Nice Jewish Books

English - May 14, 2023 21:09 - 23 minutes - 16.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Casey is a teenager living in New Orleans, when her parents decide that she is getting into too much trouble. They move the family back to Brooklyn to be closer to their Orthodox Jewish Syrian community. But will she end up trapped in the Marriage Box? Join me for a conversation with author Corie Adjmi.

Follow along with the transcript.

Connect with Corie at https://corieadjmi.com/

Support the author, AJL, and independent book stores by buying their book here.

Thanks to:

The Association of Jewish Libraries Heidi Rabinowitz, podcast mentor Dee Yan Key for use of their Freylekh (downloaded from https://freemusicarchive.org/home)

If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also like the AJL sister podcast, The Book of Life, a podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly.