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Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 day ago

Beaten and persecuted: The hell of three women who broke with the Mennonites in Argentina

Elizabet Bueckert escapes her abusive husband with her children, seeking freedom from the Orthodox Mennonite colony.
fromwww.archdaily.com
4 weeks ago

Mennorode Hotel and Conference Center - Phase I. / Namelok

Mennorode is a phased renovation and masterplan for a former Mennonite community house, now operating as a hotel and conference centre in Elspeet, the Netherlands.
Renovation
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

My sister, my God. It's a visceral pain that never goes away': Miriam Toews on a memoir of suicide and silence

Miriam Toews grew up in a strict Russian Mennonite community, maintained contact with her sister Marj during depression, and carried lifelong grief after Marj's suicide.
fromArs Technica
8 months ago

The West Texas measles outbreak has ended

The outbreak, which began in January in a rural Mennonite community with low vaccination rates, has affected 762 people in Texas, contributing to the worst year for measles cases in over 30 years.
Public health
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
8 months ago

Miriam Toews on Saying Yes to Life's Possibilities

A cousin's story of leaving a Mennonite community for Oxford University inspired a tale of mystery, tragedy, and the struggle between isolation and possibilities.
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