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Just a Band-Aid
Russy Tendler
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Planting Kindness 
Gitel Moses
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Of Deli Rolls and Four-Year-Olds
Ilana Keilson
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Of Hoping, Hurting, Healing 
Menucha Mayer
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To Be Hungarian  
Lea Pavel
Guests of Honor
Blind Love 
Is it true that love is blind? Doesn’t it hurt her anew every time she thinks of how her son rejected the world she chose?
Rachel Newton
Guests of Honor
The Royalty Within   
Do we ever fully appreciate the immigrant experience of so many who have come before us?
Sarah Moses Spero
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Teaching Moments
When I was finally coaxed back into the classroom, it was for something I’d never imagined
Yochonon Donn
Cut ‘n Paste
The Power of This Day
 A fresh transport, just in from Antwerp, had arranged the unthinkable: A Rosh Hashanah service behind one of the barracks
Chaya Berger
Cut ‘n Paste
At a Loss for Words 
In the moment I became an orphan, I learn something — something priceless and powerful
Zechariah Saltman
It's a Draw
It's a Draw 
What, this is where the day ends? Stupid planner. Where are the hours of the actual day?
Esty Heller
Theme Section: Wandering Jews
On a Truck to Freedom
My parents had survived the Holocaust, but Communism in Hungary was a noose around our necks. Would that small crack during the uprising be the window for our escape?
Riki Goldstein
Theme Section: Wandering Jews
Theme Section: Wandering Jews    
Modern exiles of an ancient people: Four personal accounts of those seeking safer ground
Rachel Bachrach
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10 Reasons You Aren’t Married Yet   

It’s totally your fault, and if you don’t do something about it right now….

By Rena Gold

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Cry Baby

Being a first-time mom was an incredibly humbling experience

By Faigy Eisenberg

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Whispers and Whiskers

The only thing left to do is quit before they fire me. I need to keep my sanity and ego

By Hadasa Singer

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Once Upon a Time

Spoiler Alert: This story does not have a happy ending, at least not in the classic sense

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Where Have You Been?

As every mother knows, we (unwisely) tend to put ourselves last on our “Things To Take Care Of” list

By Esther Kurtz

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The Compliment Game

I stand taller yet, flash a smile to 20 upturned faces. Sweet little ten-year-olds. I’ll miss you, girlies

By Chavie Berg