Rachel Shukert

Rachel Shukert is an author, playwright and performer who lives in New York City with her husband and her cat. Her collection of essays, HAVE YOU NO SHAME? is published by Random House/Villard.

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How to Celebrate a Real Old-Fashioned Valentine’s Day in Hollywood, 1939

Blindfolded errand boys, booze, and little pills.

What Do Jew Do on Christmas: Rachel Shukert, Author

Author Rachel Shukert shares her thoughts on being a Jew on Christmas.

Amsterdam Dispatch

Well, I’m here again, heading up Jewcy’s Amsterdam bureau, and figured I’d give you a…

Young Jews and Israel: It’s Complicated

Last week, I had the pleasure of appearing in Westchester before a lovely synagogue reading…

The Protocols: Like Medieval Poland, the American South is Desperate for Jews

Well folks, my summer of traveling just ended with a brief visit to my ancestral…

The Protocols: Anti-Semites We Love

Hello, and welcome to “Anti-Semites We Love!” It’s a new semi-regular feature here in the…

The Protocols: How the Jews of Europe Became Mascots and Souvenirs

Hello Semites and anti-Semites! (Is that like matter and antimatter? Kind of, except instead of…

The Protocols: Are Jews to Aquatics what African-Americans are to Basketball?

I’m sorry. I really am. I had an entirely different column outlined for this week,…