Episode 126: In Memory of My Mother
In this special Mother’s Day episode, Nahanni interviews her mother, Emma Rous, who died this winter. They talk about how Emma’s teenage activism in a Protestant youth group influenced her politics, her conversion to Judaism in 1971, memories of her first Yom Kippur, what it was like to invent her own Jewish identity, and how Judaism eventually became her home.
Released May 6, 2025
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View DetailsEmma and Walter Rous under the chuppah at their wedding on the Mount Holyoke campus, South Hadley, MA, June 13, 1971.
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View DetailsEmma and Walter Rous on their wedding day with their mothers, Filomena, left, and Vivian, second from right.
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View DetailsEmma Rous sporting her JWA t-shirt in 2017.
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View DetailsRous family seder, circa 1999.
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View DetailsNahanni Rous & Emma Rous, summer 2024.
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