Jake Halpern
Freelance Writer at The New York Times
Freelance Writer at The New Yorker
Dad, traveler, writer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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1 month ago |
newhavenindependent.org | Jake Halpern
Every single person who ever attended Wilbur Cross will be there. Well, that’s the idea anyhow. For the first time ever, alumni from every generation of Wilbur Cross will be gathering for the ultimate reunion. On Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the school is opening the doors for the “Reunion in the Halls.” It’s free and it’s open to everyone — graduates of all years, all ages, and all generations.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Jake Halpern
My mother-in-law, Barbara Lipska, briefly lost her mind. I'm not being cute. Back in 2015, Barbara experienced severe cognitive impairment that, in layman's terms, might be called "insanity."Barbara is a renowned neuroscientist. At the time, she was, of all things, the director of the human brain bank at the National Institute of Mental Health, which conducts research on the brain and behavior, with the goal of reducing mental illnesses.
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Sep 7, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Jake Halpern
Within our marriage, my wife and I have a clash of cultures, which means we talk to our kids quite differently about the state of the world and its future. We play somewhat typecast roles. I'm the upbeat dad from America; she's the no-nonsense mom from Poland. We've created two different schools of child-rearing; it's pretty much Disney versus the Iron Curtain. My wife, Kasia, handles hardship better than I do. In general, she is very at ease when discussing the morbid, the poignant and the tragic.
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Jan 5, 2024 |
kirkusreviews.com | Jake Halpern |Michael Sloan
An impassioned message of rage and hope. The author of Persepolis returns with a collection about burgeoning activism in Iran. In September 2022, the beating and death of Mahsa Jina Amini, an Iranian student arrested for not wearing her headscarf properly, incited a solidarity movement among women and men that spread around the world.
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Dec 5, 2023 |
kirkusreviews.com | Maurice Vellekoop |Jake Halpern |Michael Sloan |Roz Chast
An accessible, informative journey through complex issues during turbulent times. Immersion journalism in the form of a graphic narrative following a Syrian family on their immigration to America. Originally published as a 22-part series in the New York Times that garnered a Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, the story of the Aldabaan family—first in exile in Jordan and then in New Haven, Connecticut—holds together well as a full-length book.
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My latest essay in the NYT: How My Mother-in-Law Lost Her Mind and Found Herself. https://t.co/GmRiQeGkCy
"Deep Cover: Nameless Man" was just picked as a best podcast of the year by NYT. So pleased. Thanks to Amy, Karen, & Jacob. Could not have done it without you! https://t.co/G6r2PR3Kil
RT @ApplePodcasts: 07/26/2008 🎙️ Switched at Birth "One of those stories whose details are so amazing, it’s hard to believe it’s true." -@…
