Written by Mary Roche and Amanda Leiserowitz Photographed by Mary Roche This winter, we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas and hearing him perform Moroccan music in concert, where he sang in Hebrew and Arabic while playing…
Written and photographed by Tamar Weir Ella and Libbi are fifth and second graders who live in the Mar Vista community in Los Angeles. They have two Jewish parents: their mother was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and their father…
Written by Georgie Blewett Illustrated by Rachel Ledeboer Photo courtesy of the SSRC at UCSC Dr. Ronald Glass is a philosopher of education and Director of the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California at UC Santa Cruz. He…
Written and photographed by Amanda Leiserowitz Amanda: The first thing I wanted to talk to you about was how long it took you to write this book [Between the Redwoods and the Bay] because you began researching the Jewish history…
Written by Georgie Blewett Illustrated by Ashley Lavizadeh and Rachel Ledeboer I interviewed Jess Shanes, who is a volunteer a Hillel, a Jewish organization that promotes community and student networking. She is in charge of planning and cooking meals. Georgie:…
Written by Annelise Asch Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz Kelsey Eiland was editor of Leviathan in the academic year of 2015-2016. As a non-Jewish editor of Leviathan, I was curious to hear her perspective of the role of Jewish and non-Jewish…
Written by Robin Kopf Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz Shani Kartané was an editor for Leviathan and graduated in 2012. They now work as a second grade teacher in Oakland, California. They chose to discuss white supremacy in Leftist Jewish spaces…
Written by Georgie Blewett Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz I met with Bruce in his office to discuss the progression of Leviathan throughout the years. Bruce Thompson has served as the faculty sponsor from 2005 to 2012 and 2016 until now. We would…
Written by Avery Weinman Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz Tony Michels was a part of Leviathan from 1987 to 1988. He currently works in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a specialization in American Jewish history. In…
Written by Natalie Friedman Illustrated by Amanda Leiserowitz I conducted an interview with Aliza Abrams, a former Leviathan editor who participates in the Jewish community with her son through Camp Newman, a Jewish summer camp in Santa Rosa. Aliza’s son has…