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By A Thread
Imagine a conversation between two extraordinary women, separated by a thousand years, yet connected by acts of bravery and more than coincidental commonalities. Imagine that this dialogue transcends time, and links...
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Matisya-Who?
We were on the first day of a two week car trip through Europe. My wife Jody and I and our three kids had packed the rented Nissan Almera full of...
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By Brian Blum
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Who She Was
On a windswept, darkening afternoon in December 2000, I brushed the snow away from the marker of my mother’s grave. With each sweep of my gloved hand, the raised lettering of...
Jun 8, 2006
By Samuel G. Freedman
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Munich in Florida
I almost didn’t go to see Steven Spielberg’s latest film “Munich.” I wouldn’t have been alone in that decision; many of my friends had already refused to attend. The film was...
May 10, 2006
By Brian Blum
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Triangle
This is what happened. I was working at my machine, with only a few minutes left before the end of the day, I remember so clearly I can still see it,...
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By By Katharine Weber
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An Artist’s View of Jewish History
I grew up in a household of non-practicing Jews in Brooklyn, NY. The once a year Passover Seder was my only link to my heritage. In fact, I had no idea...
Mar 2, 2006
By By Joyce Ellen Weinstein
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Will Peace Ever Come?
Every day there are at least thirty warnings for a terrorist attack in various areas of Israel. This is not 2002, the height of the intifada. This is today. Thank G-d,...
Jan 24, 2006
By Liza M. Weimer and Benay Katz
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The Silver Spice Box
The silver spice box stood at the back of our mahogany sideboard. The box was tarnished, and the flag up top was bent over. As a child of six or seven,...
Jan 19, 2006
By Varda Branfman
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