It Took Me Years to Own My Jewish Identity

Having a joint Bar/Bat Mitzvah with her brother highlighted the sexism of their synagogue and made Delphine Horvilleur wonder whether there was any place for her in the Jewish world.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "It Took Me Years to Own My Jewish Identity." (Viewed on November 23, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/it-took-me-years-to-own-my-jewish-identity>.