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In this powerful collection of personal essays, thirty-six Australian Jewish women, including Ramona Koval, Dani Valent and Kylie Moore-Gilbert, reveal how their lives were turned upside down in the wake of October 7 attacks. Our hope is that these essays, the opportunities they offer to hear and understand us, can become tools for repairing the rupture between our community and the world around us. The world changed irrevocably on October 7, 2023. In this powerful collection of essays, thirty-six women, including Ramona Koval, Dani Valent, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Kerri Sackville, Deborah Conway and Rachelle Unreich, reveal how their lives were turned upside down in the wake of the attacks. From race-walker Jemima Montag's account of competing in the Olympics as a Jewish athlete, to actress Dena Amy Kaplan encountering hostility when she speaks against Jew-hatred, to author Elise Hearst's attempts to find solace in making comedy, Ruptured showcases compelling true stories where narrators reflect on the profound rift created that day and their attempts to mend it.

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Tamar Paluch trained as an occupational therapist, with a focus on disability rights and community development. After October 7, she co-founded a platform to document women's experiences of these times. Ruptured is a culmination of her community activism and long-held passion for writing, especially on matters of grief, identity and memory. Dr Lee Kofman is the Israeli-Australian author of eight books in English and Hebrew, including Imperfect (Affirm Press), which was shortlisted for a Nib Literary Award, Split (Ventura Press), which was longlisted for ABIA and the writing book, The Writer Laid Bare (Ventura Press). She has been teaching and mentoring writers for over twenty years.

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