Descendants of survivors are sometimes afflicted with a unique pain of their own
Breaking the tradition of fasting
When one teen began bingeing and purging, there were places she could go, but her mother felt she had nowhere to turn
I spent my teenage years in rebellious pursuit of an unattainable body. It almost cost me everything.
As teenage girls wrestle with their body image, new programs look for solutions in Jewish tradition
Food-obsessed Jews, including an obese matriarch, are subtly rendered in Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins
As Orthodox Jews join the battle against eating disorders, one young woman shares her harrowing story
Physical ideals, dietary laws contribute to trend
Reveals a new survey
