Charli Duchalski

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Charli Duchalski is a junior at Meadowvale Secondary School just outside of Toronto, Canada. An avid writer for as long as anyone can remember, Charli published their first novel, My Brother Yak, at age 12. In 2023, they started a movie review blog, Chronicle Blitz, where they write under the pseudonym Ridley Donowitz. They are also a third-degree brown belt in karate, a b’nai mitzvah tutor at Solel Congregation’s beit sefer, and an active participant in their school’s QSA group (the LGBTQ+ club). In their free time, they write screenplays and watch movies while furiously taking notes about filmmaking styles. 

Blog Posts

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Writing My Own Queer Jewish Representation

Charli Duchalski

Writing is not only an easy way to share a message, but it is also an act of resistance.

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Examining the Antisemitism of Roald Dahl’s The Witches

Charli Duchalski

I realized that the book promoted a cartoonish antisemitism that went completely over my head as a child.

Topics: Fiction
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Let’s Get Angry Together — And Make Change

Charli Duchalski

Anger can be a very powerful tool for Jewish women.

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Studying the Holocaust as the Only Jew in Class

Charli Duchalski

I couldn’t stop thinking about how my classmates spoke about the Holocaust no differently than if they were talking about the mythology of an ancient civilization.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Charli Duchalski." (Viewed on September 14, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/duchalski-charli>.