Abi Jay was born in North Middlesex and comes from Polish and Russian descent. Her family was relatively orthodox and attended United Synagogue. Abi is the first recorded Jewish intersex person in the UK. She [...]
‘I have a strong sense of being Jewish and a strong sense of being African, they are not in competition, all part of me, I also define myself as English, I know English culture. I [...]
Brighton Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah, along with Sheila Shulman, was the first openly lesbian rabbi in the UK. Elli tells us about identity ‘outside the binary’, being a radical feminist, equal marriage, and her mission [...]
Tess Joseph talks about growing up in a small town post-War times, being the only Jew at school and not having the vocabulary to call herself a lesbian. Today she lives in London, works in [...]
Sacha Kester who is a dedicated Gay Choir singer, hails originally from France and came to England fleeing the Holocaust. Though not religious, he talks about feeling strongly Jewish and gay – and London’s annual [...]
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