Goldene Pave: An Ashkenazi Ancestral Healing Journey (Zine)$10
Goldene Pave a 68-page zine/booklet, is the compilation of a travel journal Ayelet Marinovich kept during her time in Poland on an Ashkenazi ancestral healing journey in the summer of 2025.
For many Ashkenazi Jews, Poland has been framed as "the dark place." It is the land our ancestors experienced deep racialization and outsider status, and where many were ultimately murdered in the Holocaust / Shoah, in khurbn (the Yiddish word for catastrophe). It is also the land where they lived, loved, and practiced their spiritual traditions for over a thousand years.
Marinovich's time in Poland allowed her to more fully face the horrors and trauma of her paternal ancestors, to experience Jewish healing and ritual practices from which she has been disconnected, to connect directly with ancestors, to more fully witness connections between all khurbn, and to begin to metabolize that trauma in service to collective liberation, rather than isolation & militarism.
The title, "goldene pave," refers to the "golden peacock," a mythical creature in Yiddish poetry and song. She is said to symbolize Ashkenazi Jewish resilience and optimism in the face of oppression and suffering, and can be found anywhere Yiddish is spoken. She is a symbol of "hereness," and of belonging in diaspora.
May we all find belonging, may we all be valued, may we all feel seen. May it be so.
For many Ashkenazi Jews, Poland has been framed as "the dark place." It is the land our ancestors experienced deep racialization and outsider status, and where many were ultimately murdered in the Holocaust / Shoah, in khurbn (the Yiddish word for catastrophe). It is also the land where they lived, loved, and practiced their spiritual traditions for over a thousand years.
Marinovich's time in Poland allowed her to more fully face the horrors and trauma of her paternal ancestors, to experience Jewish healing and ritual practices from which she has been disconnected, to connect directly with ancestors, to more fully witness connections between all khurbn, and to begin to metabolize that trauma in service to collective liberation, rather than isolation & militarism.
The title, "goldene pave," refers to the "golden peacock," a mythical creature in Yiddish poetry and song. She is said to symbolize Ashkenazi Jewish resilience and optimism in the face of oppression and suffering, and can be found anywhere Yiddish is spoken. She is a symbol of "hereness," and of belonging in diaspora.
May we all find belonging, may we all be valued, may we all feel seen. May it be so.
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- What is a "zine?"A zine (pronounced "zeen") is a small, independently published booklet or pamphlet that can contain any creative material, including text, images, or artwork, and covers a wide range of personal or topical subjects, like art, music, politics, or personal experiences.
- Who is the intended audience?This zine is intended for anyone interested in understanding more about collective liberation, Judaism outside of zionism, the process of dehumanization, metabolization of grief, ritual technology, and/or spirituality.
- Why is this an offering from Learn With Less® (Strength In Words LLC)?My “regularly scheduled” work of parent education & professional development trainings for early childhood educators & developmental therapists has invigorated me for over a decade.
My work has always been about supporting others through life transitions and thresholds — and professionally since 2014, I’ve focused primarily on that transition into parenthood via my company, Learn With Less®.
Since 2021, I’ve also been:
- Educating myself more deeply on trauma
- Beginning the work of intergenerational and ancestral healing work
- Delving into grief work
- Learning to use and practice the tools of nonviolent communication and nonviolent action
- Working to build my own muscles of radical empathy
Along this journey, I’ve experienced ambiguous loss and anticipatory grief in my personal experience with parents. I’ve entered into deep community with Palestinians, many of whom have family in Gaza and/or the West Bank. I’ve deepened relationships with other anti-zionist Jews, as we often serve as lifelines for each other in these times of intense rejection from our families and communities.
All of these experiences have led me to pursue more interests within the realm of grief work, spiritual care & counseling, ritual facilitation, and facilitation of major life events/transitions (e.g., beginning of life, union, end of life, etc).
The way this will continue to unfold remains to be seen as of this writing, and I’m not leaving or diminishing my current role at Learn With Less®. But there are additional expansions of my work that are calling to me, that are calling me to bring them more into the forefront of my being.
This deeply personal offering was written by me, Ayelet Marinovich, and is produced by Strength In Words LLC. - How much should I be paying for this zine?This is a 68-page letter-sized zine/booklet, currently available in digital PDF form. Were it to be published as a book, it would be over 100 pages. The suggested minimum donation is $10, with 80% of all revenue going to Palestinians in need.
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