Siân Gibby

Siân Gibby holds the position of writer/editor at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. She is the translator of Intimate History of the Great War, by Quinto Antonelli; The God of New York, by Luigi Fontanella; and Resistance Rap, by Francesco Carlo.

Jakob Dylan Is a Good Jewish Son
A rock prince pays respect to his elders in the moving documentary ‘Echo in the Canyon’
bySiân Gibby
The Diary of the Italian Resistance
Emanuele Artom, a young scholar from Turin, could have become one of the greatest Jewish chroniclers of WWII. He didn’t survive. But his diaries did.
bySiân Gibby
King and Heschel and Moses
A documentary film draws connections between the civil rights leader, the Jewish theologian, and the prophet
bySiân Gibby
The Transgressive Spirit of Purim
I’ve spent years trying to find a costume, from Kurt Cobain to my own cat, that reflects a hidden side of my personality
bySiân Gibby
Billy Eichner’s Brand of Jewish Comedy
Billy on the Street is in-your-face, outrageous, and completely brilliant
bySiân Gibby
After Passover, Counting the Omer With Mussar
Embracing a simple, rewarding practice devoted to Jewish moral conduct
bySiân Gibby
After My Mother Died, Another Woman Took Me Under Her Jewish Wing
When I converted to Judaism, I found the ‘Jewish mother’ I never had—a woman who resembled my own mom in surprising ways
bySiân Gibby
The Final Telegram Will Be Sent This Weekend
My vivid memory of the only telegram I’ve ever received
bySiân Gibby
A Convert’s First Simchat Torah
When the holiday turned my synagogue into a chaotic nightclub, I finally felt like part of the Jewish community
bySiân Gibby
A Different Voice
When a woman learns the art of Torah chanting, she realizes she is part of a new religious tradition—as well as a very old, sacred one
bySiân Gibby
White Flags
After Sept. 11, artist Aaron Fein began to make national flags out of white fabric; they became symbols not of nations but of community and refuge
bySiân Gibby
Singer’s Typewriter, Heschel’s Suits
The things we carry
bySiân Gibby
Push-Pull
I became a Jew at the age of 39, and I love my new faith. But learning to embrace Jewish food—especially at Passover—was another story.
bySiân Gibby
‘Imagining Heschel’ In the Wrong Places
An evening with the great rabbi and his daughter
bySiân Gibby
On Shavuot, Finding Myself at Sinai. Again.
A convert to Judaism discusses why the sleepless, all-night study sessions make this her favorite holiday
bySiân Gibby