Larisa Klebe

Larisa Klebe

Larisa Klebe was the Jewish Women’s Archive's Associate Director of Programs and Education from 2015-2019. She currently works as Director of Development at Pro-Choice Missouri. Larisa earned a BA from Brandeis University in History and European Cultural Studies with a minor in Music, and an MA from Tufts University in History and Museum Studies.

Blog Posts

Larisa Klebe at an Abortion Rights Rally
July 28, 2022

The Last Legal Abortion in Missouri

Larisa Klebe

The fall of Roe dealt a final blow to an already bleak abortion rights landscape. Here’s how we can turn things around. 

Topics: Reproductive Rights, Protests
Place setting with "&"-Themed Placemat
September 14, 2021

Breaking the Fast: Why I’m Choosing to Eat this Yom Kippur

Larisa Klebe

Not fasting on Yom Kippur can be rooted in a need to atone too.

Topics: Food, Yom Kippur
Illustration of plus-size women doing various exercises.
April 6, 2021

A Prayer for Reentering the World in a Bigger Body

Larisa Klebe

A blessing for everyone reentering the world in a larger body.

Topics: Feminism
Hadley Robinson as Vivian in "Moxie"
April 1, 2021

"Moxie" Is More than Fiction

Larisa Klebe

Moxie illustrates what life is like for teenage girls in America.

Topics: Feminism, Film
Wonder Woman 1984 promo image
January 7, 2021

'Wonder Woman 1984' Is Not Good

Larisa Klebe

The Wonder Woman sequel isn't good. And that's OK.

Topics: Film
Woman measuring her stomach
May 7, 2020

It's Ok to Gain Weight during the Pandemic

Larisa Klebe

A pandemic is no time for fat-shaming.

Topics: Feminism, Women's Rights
Jenny Slate on stage
November 7, 2019

Jenny Slate's "Stage Fright"

Larisa Klebe

Have you seen Jenny Slate's new Netflix special, Stage Fright?

Topics: Television, Comedy
Bill Maher
September 16, 2019

Zap the Fat Shaming

Larisa Klebe

No, fat shaming doesn't need to make a comeback.

Topics: Activism, Television
Katherine Ryan
July 11, 2019

Why Keep a Man in Your House?

Larisa Klebe

Katherine Ryan isn't Jewish, but her new comedy special on Netflix is.

Topics: Television, Comedy
Ask Dr. Ruth Hulu
June 20, 2019

Dr. Ruth: Pleasure Yo’ Self!

Larisa Klebe

Have you watched Ask Dr. Ruth on Hulu yet?

Topics: Television

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Larisa Klebe." (Viewed on February 12, 2025) <http://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/larisa-klebe>.