Seeking Nice Jewish Girls

In this episode, Haley & Lauren Hoffman of the Capital Jewish Museum wander through New York, San Francisco, and Minnesota following these Jewish sapphic lonely hearts. Check your baggage at the door and prepare to meet a Would-Be Cowboy, a“Highly Flawed and Special” artist, and a gal looking for a “New Age thinker with a specific physical discipline….”? 

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 Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.

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Instagram: @dchistory @dchistcon @marenorchard

Swann Queen: A Short Film GoFundMe

Marjorie Morgan, "From slavery to voguing: the House of Swann"

Sha’ar Zahav Archives

An inside look at the history of Sha’ar Zahav, San Francisco’s LGBTQ synagogue

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