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Personal Essays

PERSONAL ESSAYS & OP-EDS

Cry, the Beloved Russia I Left Behind
Take Your Cues On What To Eat From Expat Novelists
They say not to make big life decisions while grieving. But I moved to Madrid right after my husband's funeral — and it was the right decision.
Lady in Red
To Be Unafraid is to Tempt Fate
​​Breast Cancer: A Complete Guide
The Relationship We Could Have Had
The One Thing I'd Carry to the Ends of the Earth
From Russia with anti-Semitism
Babushka Left Behind
In Spain, This Is the SoulCycle for Chicas
A Rodent Flight
I Tried To Erase My Soviet Past But Tea Brought Me Back
Lenin was half-Jewish and so can you
Life coaching for life coaches: why I am quitting
Writing a Book Won't Make You Rich
I left the USSR for America. Now I feel like I shouldn't have bothered.
An Immigrant's Summer of Firsts
My Teen Daughter Used to Call Me the Most Beautiful Mother in the World
Parenting While Too Russian
Of Trains, Tea and Translation
How Can Russian Jews Be So Naively in Love with Donald Trump
With anti-Semitism Rampant, Jews Should rethink Spanish Citizenship
United We Stand

Cold Water and Roman Pasta

Trading a Favor for Shoes in the Soviet Union
How I Came to Stop Obsessing About my Aging Chin
Savoring the Sweet Taste of Acceptance
Back-to-School Clothes, Back in the USSR
In the USSR I was a Jew in a sea of Russians. In America, I am just me
The birthday gift
The Forever Nomad
How to Do Jewish Right
Paying Twice for Half of My Late Husband’s Pension
Becoming a Painter at Last: A Dream 42 Years in the Making

I immigrated to the United States 20 years ago. I still miss the Soviet holidays.

Does a Woman's Second Prime Begin at 40?
Some Superstitions are Forever
An Open Letter to My Teen Daughter Who Is In The Next Room

FEATURES & REPORTED ESSAYS

The city that launched the publishing industry
The Spanish sweet perfected by nuns
The olive oil the Romans loved
The town that split the world in two
Migraines were destroying my life. Here is what finally cured me.
Spain's largest Reform congregations come together to form an online community during coronavirus crisis
A new Torah scroll symbolizes a Liberal Jewish revival in the Czech Republic
A Spanish university’s first-ever Passover seder is being organized by American students
These four women started a Reform congregation in Madrid
The City That Cannot Sleep
A Medieval Haggadah's Long Journey Home
Marzipan, The Sweet Taste of Holidays in Madrid
What Is Taperakia? For These Greek Moms, Sending Meals to Their Kids is an Act of Love
Mauro's Venice (online)
Style to Burn
(cover story)
Tears of Chios (page 90)
Right on Track
One of Editors' Picks on THIS

Drink in History at the World's Oldest Court
Catalonia’s Secret Escape Route For European Jews During The Holocaust

For Centuries, Spanish Jews Have Held Rosh Hashanah Seders
A Greek Town Commemorates Its Holocaust History
A Torah's Journey From New York to Madrid
Telling Holocaust Stories -- in Ladino
May the Crosh Be With You
This Bridge Will Move You
A Modern-Day Viking Voyage
Maggoty Meat Makes Mariners Mutiny
Meet the dress history expert outfitting Valencia for the Las Fallas festival 
Welcome, Please Remove Your Shoes
The Secret Life of Russia's Remote Freedom Fighter
The 'Schindler's List' Escape Room is Real and I Got Out
How to save money by going to school in Scotland
This healing plant grows on only one Greek island
Hobbit homes in Italy? Not quite, but just as charming
Venice Carnival Was Once Outlawed by the Government
Once a Year, Thousands of Sheep Take Over Madrid
Inessa Gokun's Stuffed Eggs
A book by its cover

REPORTED - TRAVEL & FOOD

From Wine to Sweets: New Goodies at a New Athens Market
WORLD'S GREATEST PLACES 2022
Thessaloniki, Greece - Culinary Melting Pot
Picture
1 City 5 Ways: Barcelona
Why Monks and Nuns Make So Many Beloved Foods
Madrid's New Food Destination is in a Former Movie Theater​
Top Spots - Madrid
The Best Tomato in Madrid (scroll down to the end or read PDF here)
This Potato Salad Is the King of Russian Appetizers
Chew on This
Splash Decisions
4 under-the-radar destinations in mainland Greece
Where to eat in Athens, according to Greece's most famous chef
Pinchos for a Party
These are now behind a paywall of the new Hideaway Report. Below are the PDFs.
​Three Days on the Venetian Lagoon (video)
20 Must-See Festivals in Spain
A Perfect day in ... Madrid
Las Fallas: A Festival of Fire
Venice's Carnival Great Tradition of Mask-Making
The one for... A noble kip (hotel review, page 103)
The one for... Food, glorious food (hotel review, page 135)
Greek Spoon Sweets: A Dessert with a Touch of Hospitality
My New Breakfast Obsession is This Savory Toast From Spain
It's Butter Week! Time for a Blini Binge!
So Many Ways to Make Sweet Refreshing Horchata
Centuries of Cheesemaking Traditions on Naxos
The Madrid Chef Focused on Cheese
Local Rituals: Make Mask Painting a Must-Do with Your Kids in Venice
​Living La Buena Vida: Put These 10 Madrid Must-Do’s on Your Bucket List
This Venetian Store Shows Us How to Make "Eyes Wide Shut" Carnival Masks
The Four-Ingredient Spanish Breakfast That Changed My Life
Death by Blini (Or Possibly Blinchiki)
Ukraine's Linyvi Varenyky Is the Perfect Lazy Breakfast
How Russians Do New Year's Day Breakfast
The Return of Soviet Cuisine
What Celebration Doughnuts Mean to Spain

HUMOR