Red-Headed Jews
by Alex Horn
February 13, 2024
Alex wrote this poem for the red-headed members of his Jewish family — yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
My Bubbe was a red-headed Jew
Like her Bubbe before her
And my cousins today
Too Polish for Judea
But Judean enough for Belzec
And hair looks the same when it’s burned
Art and visual design by Hana Tzipora: https://www.instagram.com/that.intersectional.zionist
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Alex Horn
Alex Horn is an Ashkenazi Jewish writer from South Jersey, just outside Philadelphia. He studied English and Creative Writing at Columbia University in New York City. His debut novel “Ever Sunset”, a romantic sci-fi odyssey, is being released by Nymeria Publishing in early 2025. Alex is the founder and editor-in-chief of “Green Golem: The Zionist Literary Magazine”.