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Polina Fradkin

Writer, singer, rootless cosmopolitan.

When Iranian Missiles Interrupt Shabbat Dinner

As missiles rain down on Tel Aviv, every invitation issued to Shabbat dinner and every Frisbee thrown on the beach has become an act of defiance.

June 21, 2025

Our Grandmothers, and the Scrolls They Gave Us

Our ancestors endured pogroms, famine, and exile—all while preserving two old Hebrew heirlooms. Tonight, to celebrate Purim, we’ll read from them.

March 13, 2025

Polina Fradkin and Amit Shemesh

The Tinder Inquisition

‘Before we go any further. . . are you a Zionist?’

May 8, 2024

‘We Write Jokes and God Laughs’

Amid the horror in Israel, ‘Eretz Nehederet,’ the country’s version of SNL, has become both a weapon and ‘spiritual first aid.’

December 12, 2023

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