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Issue 2, Number 2 (2018) Fall 2018
Dear reader,
I am Miriam Minsk, a Penn sophomore studying bioengineering and potentially minoring in Biological Basis of Behaviors. When I first arrived at Penn last year, I missed the opportunities I had to engage with Judaism and Israel at my Jewish high school. Luckily, Professor Heather Sharkey, who continues to be an outstanding mentor, suggested I work to revive Kedma. The magazine was founded in 2005 and last published in 2013 before the Spring, 2018, semester. I am excited to see Kedma continue to grow for our second issue, and I am ecstatic about the material you are about to read. Among this content are essays about Jewish refugees in China during World War II, Holocaust education in the United States, and the Talmud’s view on women testifying in courts of law. This variety of content demonstrates the skills and interests of our diverse community at Penn. There is something in this journal for everyone, so please dig in, engage with the content, and let your friends or us know what you think. If you find a topic or idea missing, please let us know. We would love to publish your submissions too to better fulfill our mission of including as many views as we can. Happy reading!
Miriam Minsk
Articles
The Influences of the Central European Jewish Refugees on the Chinese Community in Shanghai During World War II
Freya (Qingyang) Zhou
“Cold Hands, Warm Heart”
Sydney Lewis
Women’s Testimony and Talmudic Reasoning
Deena Kopyto
Book Review
Interview
Art
דְמיֵ אהָבַהָ (The Price of Love)
Ariel Sasson
The Resistance
Sarah Goldfarb
Poem: I Am
Jonah Waldman
Photography
Photo Collection: A World of Inspiration
Jonah Waldman

Editor-in-Chief:
Miriam Minsk
Essays Editors:
Sarah Goldfarb
Melanie Hilman
Joshua Kadish
Celeste Marcus
Contributing Writers:
Sarah Goldfarb
Deena Kopyto
Sydney Lewis
Jonah Rose
Ariel Sasson
Jonah Waldman
Brent Weisberg
Freya (Qingyang) Zhou
Contributing Artists:
Jonah Waldman
Faculty Advisor:
Heather Sharkey
Kedma is made possible by grants from The Jewish Studies Program of the University of Pennsylvania. Special thanks to the Jewish Studies Program and its director, Professor Kathryn Hellerstein, for their support.
The views expressed in Kedma do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Pennsylvania Jewish Studies Program, its faculty, or of the journal’s staff.
Cover photo by Heather Sharkey.