Bound Up: On Kink, Power, and Belonging by Leora Fridman synced forging connections with archivists around

forging connections with archivists around the world to find elusive documents to fill in the gaps of what happened in Stavishche

from courtship and betrothal to pre-wedding customs

These texts have been chosen as the best and the most interesting representatives of the genre in terms of cultural history and literary quality: the pious “epicizing” of biblical narrative

encounters with angels and demons

Many of the pieces deal with shtetl life in Eastern Europe

Bound Up: On Kink, Power, and Belonging by Leora Fridman synced forging connections with archivists aroundIn an autotheoretical journey through bondage, domination, and intimacy, Leora Fridman uncovers how Jewish historical trauma can be challenged and explored in embodied relations. Drawing on her experiences as an American Jew in Germany, Fridman delves into BDSM practices and experimental communities from Oakland to Berlin. This work weaves personal encounters with critical analysis founded in feminist theory, queer literature, Holocaust history, and