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F/25. I live in an Eastern EU country with a rich Jewish history but a tiny (and very conservative) Jewish population, shrinking organized Jewish community and no synagogue in my small city. I've considered participating in community events but since I come from a mixed family background (Polish/Lithuanian/Litvak) and don't exactly "look" Jewish, I'm a bit hesitant on how to go about it. I actually get strange looks from coworkers when they learn I'm Jewish and I even got some very offensive comments in the past, despite having a quite common Jewish name given to me by my grandmother.

I was raised atheist with a small Christian influence from that part of the family, like celebrating Christmas some years as a child. I've never really "fit in" in school/university/jobs due to my mixed background. I began questioning atheism in 2020-2023, then started reading more about Hebrew language and Judaism and practicing some traditions on my own. This brought a great amount of depth and peace into my life, but I feel quite isolated at the same time as I have no one to talk about these things.

I don't have access to information about my mom's family, because so much information was destroyed when they had to flee the country during the war. Although my mom comes from a Jewish family line, it's been really hard to talk to her about these issues due to her personal beliefs. It's also quite sad since I'll probably never get to study in Israel in the future as I would most likely have to present documents which I'm still trying to retrieve.

I wonder whether there are people who can relate to these experiences of coming from a mixed family background and could share their own or any resources or reading materials.

(Sorry for any mistakes as English is not my first language.)

I'm looking for a book about witches with a 90s-00s setting, adult fiction is best, but YA suggestions are also appreciated.

I've heard an edit of this song today and can't remember the original. I think it's an electronic song with deep male vocals. Not exactly rapping, more like speaking over music. Most likely African American singer. The song or the chorus begins with a loud LET'S GOO.

I know it was a pretty big hit in the past.

Edit: Although I'm almost 100 percent sure it's an African American singer from what I remember, the song has a sort of Pitbull quality to it. Or maybe even flo-rida. It's a very 2010-coded club song.

I'm looking for an ad I saw on Youtube around 2017-2020. I think it was Mango or a similar brand. The ad had an upbeat French song with female vocals. The song is probably from the 2010s. The ad was at least partially set in a rural landscape. The models were mostly female and were wearing sort of Blair Waldorf-ish outfits. I think it was summer/spring collection, but it could have been autumn as well.

I have 3 months to up my German level from A2 to B2. My listening comprehension is C1, but I struggle with sentence formation and communication.

Any help is much appreciated!

Kalba eina apie ŽMONES NORINČIUS MESTI, kuriems tokia sistema būtų naudinga.

Galima užsiblokuoti nuo kazino lošimo, nors tai pilnai nestabdo nuo kitų lošimų.

Pagrindinė problema manau, kad ne visos vietos tikrina dokumentus.

Labiausiai domina nuomonės žmonių, kurie realiai susiduria su šiomis problemomis ir nori mesti.

It's not Eat, Pray, Love.

I read this book about 10 years ago and I've been trying to find it for again for a couple of months. I think it came out around 2010.

I've read it in English, but it might be European. It was either contemporary fiction or a memoir. The main character is a woman in a seemingly perfect relationship. The man wants kids while she doesn't. In the middle of the book she leaves the man to pursue freedom. The book deals with some aspects of sociopathy and materialism.

Any help is much appreciated!

Trying to find a book I've read years ago. It's an adult relationship where the female character decides to end it and choose to pursue freedom/independence/the unknown. I think it also explores the themes of materialism, sociopathy and being child-free. The male partner wants kids but the woman doesn't.

It was either fiction or a memoir.

Any help is much appreciated!

I went to an arts school as a teen (fine arts and music). The show has always felt extremely relatable to me due to the attention seeking outfits, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and the bleak outcomes after graduating. I'm not from the US but I had at least 2 classmates that went to prestigious art and music colleges and ended up doing SW to pay the bills.

Can anyone relate?

Edit: Kalba eina apie ŽMONES NORINČIUS MESTI, kuriems tokia sistema būtų naudinga.

Galima užsiblokuoti nuo kazino lošimo, nors tai pilnai nestabdo nuo kitų lošimų.

Pagrindinė problema manau, kad ne visos vietos tikrina dokumentus.

Labiausiai domina nuomonės žmonių, kurie realiai susiduria su šiomis problemomis ir nori mesti.

I found this song on YouTube 6 or 7 years ago, downloaded it as mp3 and deleted it later. I've been trying to find it for a year now.

The video: It's a small artist and the video had under 100k views at the time. It has a dark cold color. The singer is a white male (20-30 y/o) with dark hair. He's wearing a black t-shirt. He's walking down a busy grungy street and iirc bumping into other people. It could be shot in a big city in the USA, the UK or Australia. At the time I was watching videos by Le HibOO and found this video on the sidebar.

The song: The music is pretty typical angry/angsty indie rock, deep and shouty vocals. I don't remember much of the lyrics, but it goes something like "Stop! / Shut it out!". The title was something to do with hating the world or your life.

I might me misremembering, but I think the artist had one name made out of two words like blackbird or bluebeard.

It's not The Verve or any well-known band, it's a small artist from and English-speaking country.

So, 5 or 6 years ago I found this music video, downloaded it as mp3 and then deleted it later. I've been trying to track it down for about a year now.

The artist is a white man with darker hair and a black t-shirt. In the video, he's walking down a busy grungy street and iirc bumping into people.

The song is pretty typical late 2000s indie rock with shouty low vocals. I can't remember much of the lyrics, but it goes something like "stop, shut it out". I think it had the word "world" or "life" in the title.

It's not The Verve or any well-known artist, the video had less than 100k views at the time. It could be a British or Australian artist as well.

EDIT: I distinctly remember watching videos from Le HibOO and found the song on the sidebar.

*mentions

Not Ariana Grande!!!

I've been searching for this song for months now and can't find anything online. I originally heard the song in a store and didn't think to shazam it. It's a female rapper singing about relationships and expensive things. The vocals remind me a bit of artists like Latto, but with a more chill delivery.