Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and other lies)

Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and other lies)

"We weren't religious per se. The most frequent mention of God in our house was my mother yelling 'Goddammit!'"

Elisa Bernick grew up "different" (i.e., Jewish) in the white, Christian suburb of New Ho…

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