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“It’s not fair. You make me do such hard stuff. My morah said we can bring you your slippers or a drink of water. Now I’m not gonna be in the raffle”

Now, with a home of my own, including recipe books and a husband who makes fun of my old-fashioned cravings, I understand

When I’m in a social situation and I feel uncomfortable, I regurgitate random facts. And when I say facts, I use this term loosely

We had saved up our rubles, and now we needed to find a tree that was both lush and cheap, so we could use it for Xmas

Photos: Menachem Kalish I

I’ve tended to Tante Masha the way a daughter would have; the plants are witness. And yet, I can’t pretend this hodge-podge of feelings is grief