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BY RITA SETTON I walk along the winding cobblestone roads of my forefathers, Absorbing the sights and sounds of my beloved, ancient town. The angelic, tinkling laughter of the… Read More
Beseeching
BY SAMUEL FIELDS We’re crying, But He’s not listening The days pass by The months go on But still no response How much are we expected to do… Read More
A Modern Exodus
BY SONIA SCHACHTER The biblical book of Exodus is a well known story. It recounts the story of the Jews brought out of Egypt with the mighty hand… Read More
Right Before His Eyes
BY ARI UNGER Jacob wore a tightly buttoned plaid shirt. He had a thin, carefully trimmed mustache, and nicely pressed slacks. He sat on the couch, which was carefully… Read More
I.L. Peretz’s Legacy: Challenging Jewish Passivity
BY BENJIE KATZ If any American has heard of the shtetl, the little market towns where a significant portion of Jews in Eastern Europe lived until the early twentieth… Read More
Ashkenazi Migration to London: Building a Jewish Community in the East End
BY EMILY BUNDER When my ancestors left Ukraine during the 1905 Kyiv pogrom, my father’s side fled to Brooklyn, New York and began a life there. However, my mother’s… Read More