A Lesser Wife (Tablet)

Memoir · Tablet Magazine
A Lesser Wife
In this excerpt from her memoir The Art of Leaving, Ayelet Tsabari tells the story of her grandmother, who was married as a child in Yemen and found a new independence after moving to Israel, and reflects on what belonging meant across three generations of Yemeni Jewish women.
By Ayelet Tsabari, Tablet Magazine, February 11, 2019. Opens in a new tab.






