Corie Adjmi

Feb 20, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Corie Adjmi

When I was a child, my grandmother called me her “little shiksa.” In Yiddish, shiksa means a non-Jewish woman. This was meant as a compliment. My grandmother was a glamorous woman who knew a thing or two about beauty and fashion. I loved her immensely, so I clung to the nickname she gave me with pride. At the time, American beauty as shown in magazines and movies was one thing: white skin, blue eyes, an upturned nose. There were Farrah Fawcett and Christie Brinkley. Dark-skinned Barbies did not exist.

Dec 13, 2023 | literarymama.com | Holly Rizzuto Palker |Corie Adjmi

The Marriage Boxby Corie AdjmiShe Writes Press (2023); 288 pp.; $16.69 (Paperback) Corie Adjmi’s second book, a novel called, The Marriage Box (She Writes Press, 2023), was named one of the best Jewish books of the year by The Jewish Chronicle. It’s an honest slice-of-life narrative that respectfully explores Syrian Jewish culture and traditions in the ‘80s and examines themes of patriarchy and belonging. I met Corie Adjmi at a book party hosted by Zibby Owens.

Jun 5, 2023 | newsweek.com | Corie Adjmi

I was a sophomore in high school and a cheerleader in New Orleans. I had my license and had been driving for a year. It was 1980 and I was 16 years old. At night, my friends and I met at a bar on St. Charles Avenue, where drinks were poured into to-go cups at the door. My father drove a red motorcycle and my mother listened to Donna Summer, Bad Girls and Hot Stuff. Not only was the school I went to and the city I lived in progressive, so, seemingly, were my parents.