The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

1997

My mother’s interview with the Grandmother went on late into the night. First, Rebecca took a long look at her daughter-in-law, betraying her shortsightedness by getting very close and peering into her face. Then she began the close interrogation into every detail of Leah’s life.

“Why did they not put you out to die at birth, with eyes such as…

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Anita Diamant

b. 1951

Anita Diamant grew up in Newark and Denver. Living now in Boston, she is the author of handbooks on contemporary Jewish practices, novels, a collection of personal writings, and numerous articles on Jewish and general subjects. She is the recipient of the Clarion Award, the Best Columnist Award from the New England Women’s Press Association, and the Significant Jewish Book of the Year award from Reform Judaism magazine.

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