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Karen Galatz

Karen Galatz

Karen Galatz is an award-winning journalist who loves to make women and men "of a certain age" laugh, think and feel. In addition to The Matzo Chronicles, Karen is the author of Muddling through Middle Age, a weekly humor blog. She can be reached at [email protected].

(Photo/Wikimedia-Przemysław Wierzbowski CC BY-SA 4.0)
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A rose is a rose — unless it’s a challah

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 30, 2022
a sack of peanuts
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Was my 30-year-old son happy I phoned him? Of course not.

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Long Island history gone awry: the story of my not-mitzvah

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
Karen Galatz in high school
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

My 50-year high school reunion was strange, nostalgic, fun and bittersweet

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz June 22, 2022June 22, 2022
The Gold 'N' Silver Inn sign in Reno, Nevada
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

It’s hard to say goodbye to an iconic local diner

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 23, 2022March 7, 2022
Élodie Yung in the "The Cleaning Lady"
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I didn’t know being a baleboosta coulda made me a star

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 2, 2022February 2, 2022
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Over time, friends became more important than family

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, NY, is the final resting place of members of Karen Galatz's family.
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

The eternal question of my grandparents’ cemetery care 

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 7, 2021
A Thanksgiving table is set with traditional holiday favorites. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
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Thanksgiving evolves, and my mind turns to the first Jew in the Americas

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
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Torn jeans, tattoos and parental taboos

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz October 4, 2021January 26, 2022

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