Lee Kofman and Tamar Paluch, RUPTURED: Jewish Women in Australia Reflect on Life Post-October 7

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🗓️ 1 August 2025

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Zibby interviews anthology co-editors Lee Kofman and Tamar Paluch about RUPTURED, a powerful collection from thirty-six Australian Jewish women responding to the October 7 attacks and the surge of antisemitism that followed. Tamar shares the grassroots origins of the project, born from women-led activism, while Lee discusses her personal experience with doxing and the painful silencing of Jewish voices in creative and academic circles. Together, they reflect on intergenerational trauma, fear, resilience, and the urgent need to document Jewish experiences in their rawest, most authentic form.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive
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0:44.3	Lee Kaufman and Tamara Pollock are the co-editors of Rupured Jewish women in Australia reflect on
0:50.9	life post-October 7th. Dr. Lee Kaufman is the Israeli-Australian author of eight books
0:56.5	in English and Hebrew, including Imperfect, which was shortlisted for a Nib Literary Award,
1:02.0	Split, which was long-listed for A-B-I-A, and the writing book The Writer Laid Bear. She has been
1:07.7	teaching and mentoring writers for over 20 years. Tamar Pollack, trained as an
1:12.2	occupational therapist with a focus on disability rights and community development. October
1:16.8	7th drew her into women-led activism. Together with her husband and two daughters, they have lived
1:22.1	in Tel Aviv, New York City, Melbourne, and now Los Angeles. She writes her way through life's twists
1:27.0	and turns. Welcome so much,
1:29.4	Lee and Tamar. Thank you for coming on to talk about ruptured. I am so excited to hear everything
1:35.9	you have to say. The collection of essays was so powerful and I can't count the number of times
1:43.6	I sort of put my hand over my heart. So thank you
1:46.0	for that dose of connection and reality and perspective. Why don't you tell listeners a little bit about
1:51.7	it and we'll go from there. Sure. What would you like to know, Zir? Would you like us to talk about
1:57.7	the content of the book or how it came about. Both, both. How did this collection
2:03.0	come about? And tell me about the types of essays you were looking for, what you got, some of the
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