Liza Feinstein

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Liza Feinstein is a senior at Benjamin Franklin High School. She has been involved in her New Orleans community through working at Grow Dat, a nonprofit youth farm; Groundworks NOLA, which works with water control; and LOOP, a summer camp that introduces kids to the outdoors. At school, she is deeply involved with the GSA and has visited the state capital in support of queer and trans rights. She can also be found reading in coffee shops, having picnics with friends, and costuming. 

Blog Posts

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The Importance of Jewish Community, From New Orleans to Vienna and Back

Liza Feinstein

I knew that regardless of anything, she had my back, and I had hers. In interactions like this one, I find myself thinking and wondering about Jewish community.

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Ambitious, Bold, and Overlooked: Unpacking Gilmore Girls' Paris Geller’s Jewish Identity

Liza Feinstein

When does Paris get to be Jewish, and when is her Judaism forgotten?

Topics: Television
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Exploring Intersectionality in Literature

Liza Feinstein

I find myself thanking all the authors I have read, my family, my friends, and every other Brave Girl out there writing advocating, and proudly showing their Jewish feminist identity.

Topics: Fiction, Feminism

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Liza Feinstein." (Viewed on September 11, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/feinstein-liza>.