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Very moving piece
Oh Em. I so enjoyed reading this heartfelt account of your Grandmothers experience in this German Concentration Camp. How difficult…
Susan, this is a little late, but thank you for the comments about my Ruth Gruber story. She IS an…
Very moving and evocative. And having known her mother and knowing her granddaughters, this piece truly captures her mother, the…
To Sophie - You are not alone! Thousands of American and Australian Jewish university students are going through the same…
Beautiful piece!
If I wasn't already Jewish, this article would have convinced me to convert! Well done, Maggie.
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So sad to read what I know is all truth.
Beautiful words.
This is so touching. Thank you!
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