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Eileen Pollack

New York
As seen in: Elemental, Medium, The New York Times, Nature, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), The New Republic, Literary Hub, Jezebel, Kirkus Reviews, kveller and
Author of Breaking and Entering, In the Mouth, Rabbi in the Attic, Woman Walking Ahead; teaches at U of M, MFA Program
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Skiing Through Sour Cream

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By Eileen Pollack
| Lilith Magazine Verified
As the 2026 Winter Olympics approach, the memory of how recently Jews were permitted to take part in alpine sports such as skiing and skating has blurred to the point of vanishing. Even less known is the role the Borscht Belt region in upstate New York–once famous for its Jewish resorts—paved the way for Jewish athletes, both female and male, to enjoy, let alone excel in, any sports at all.
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MUSICALITY

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By Eileen Pollack
| Medium
Press enter or click to view image in full size MUSICALITY I am sitting in my clothes closet, trying to get a sound from the clarinet I bought the day before, an instrument I last played — not all that well — nearly half a century earlier. My instruction book is open to Lesson 1, which I previously studied on October 4, 1966, when I was ten. In red pencil, my music teacher, Mr. Hughes, reminds me to produce a BIG FULL SOUND, to TONGUE EACH NOTE, to practice ALL SEVEN DAYS.
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Stayin’ Alive

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By Eileen Pollack
| Medium
(Without Spending Every Spare Minute at the Doctor’s Office) Oh, how I mocked my parents for filling their calendar with every medical appointment known to humankind! What was the point of living if every minute was consumed with trying to go on living? And what could be more fitting than reaching my parents’ age and finding myself caught in the same conundrum? I am a relatively healthy, stoic, sixty-seven-year-old woman who plays competitive tennis three times a week.
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