Irin Carmon

Irin Carmon is a senior correspondent at New York magazine and co-author of The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her Twitter feed is @irin.

Pursuing My Family’s Ghosts in Morocco
My great-grandmother Mimi lost her mind from too much memory and found it at the rabbi’s grave. To cure her, my grandfather, just a boy, carried her weight on his shoulders two hours each way in the desert.
byIrin Carmon
The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan (1963)
What do women want? To work.
byIrin Carmon
Noa Tishby: Actress, Superstar TV Producer, Informal Ambassador, #HotIsraeliGirl
The woman responsible for ‘In Treatment’ on living in the diaspora, defending Israel, and grabbing a cigarette with a general
byIrin Carmon
Wandering Through the German Jewish Family
History and continuity through music
byIrin Carmon
Hebrew’s Special Pride
Firgun is the ungrudging pleasure one takes in another’s good fortune, and there’s no English word for it
byIrin Carmon
Margarita Comes Of Age
“I can honestly say that I’ve never been so excited about my personal Judaism.”
byIrin Carmon
Lawmaker Disciplined For “Vagina” Comment Cited Judaism
Did we mention Eve Ensler has a Jewish dad?
byIrin Carmon
Are Jews Funny Without The Neurosis?
A new Jewish comedy manifesto.
byIrin Carmon
But How Would Israelis Vote In The US Elections?
Romney’s crucial 7-point advantage
byIrin Carmon
Bringing Back “Self-Hating Jew”
A guide for the perplexed.
byIrin Carmon
Elinor Ostrom Had the Last Laugh
Anti-Semites, sexists and snobs were no match for this Shivah Star
byIrin Carmon
Is Birthright “Working”?
Higher levels of attachment to Israel based on youth and travel
byIrin Carmon
Sobering Lessons From the Flotilla
Surprise: Flotilla raid was bungled behind the scenes.
byIrin Carmon
This Is the “Good” Kind of Welfare
The myth of total community self-reliance
byIrin Carmon
Your Salsa Judía Playlist
“They became great dancers, the Jews did.”
byIrin Carmon
M&Ms Are the First Step To Making Jewish Babies
Sweet talk.
byIrin Carmon
The Wailing Wall of Wichita
Actual alternate suggestion: The Via Dolorosa.
byIrin Carmon
It’s Shimon Peres Day In Washington
Six crazy nights.
byIrin Carmon