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Temim Fruchter

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Fruchter at Split This Rock 2018, Washington, D.C.

Temim Fruchter is an American writer and formerly the drummer in The Shondes, an indie punk band from Brooklyn, NY. Fruchter is outspoken about being an Orthodox-raised Jew[1] who opposes the occupation of Palestine. In 2007, Heeb magazine listed Fruchter as one of the Heeb 100.[2]

Fruchter's writing has also been published in a number of venues including Brevity. She is a regular contributor to Tom Tom Magazine: a magazine about female drummers [3] and is a former blogger for AfterEllen.[4] A first novel, City of Laughter, was published in 2024.[5]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Yelling Melodiously –". Forward.com. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ Heeb 100 Archived December 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Half Notes: Practice Makes Miserable". Tom Tom Magazine. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2010-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "The Family Secrets Are Coming Out in This Queer Jewish Novel". New York Times. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-02.