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.

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By Ayelet Tsabari, Tablet Magazine, February 11, 2019. Opens in a new tab.

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