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 | An Ounce of Prevention Dor Yesharim--Working to Obliterate Jewish Genetic Disorders
By Miriam KarpAfter having several healthy children, they discovered that they were a carrier couple when their beloved son Mendel showed signs of Tay-Sachs in his infancy. He died after four years marked by hospitalization and suffering... 16 Comments |  |
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 | Buying Lives Judy Feld Carr's Secret Rescue of Syrian Jews
By Miriam MetzingerThe Canadian musicologist and mother of six supported her household and raised a family while almost single-handedly rescuing 3,228 Syrian Jews. "There were no typical days," recalls Judy... 12 Comments |  |
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 | Never on Friday! Dudu Fisher: From Broadway to Holy Days
By Miriam Karp"My first big Broadway act," Dudu Fisher recalls, "was my refusal to work on Shabbat. No Friday night show; no Saturday matinee. No one did it before, to my knowledge, and I honestly don't know if I'd be tough enough to do it again..." 3 Comments |  |
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 | Praying for Baby Aliza A Mother's Story of Hope, Faith and Gratitude
By Miriam MetzingerIn North Miami Beach, Florida, August 23, 2007, a family barbecue was transformed from simple summer fun to a catastrophic event which would permanently alter the lives of the Schwab family. Four-year-old Aliza Schwab was found unconscious at the bottom of the family pool. 3 Comments |  |
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 | Smiling at Death Simcha (Shari) Gershan: Contagious Enthusiasm even in the Darkest Moments
By Deena YellinWhen Shari was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in April 2008, she concluded that there had to be reason she was chosen for this journey. So the 41-year-old mother of four embraced the illness as a gift whose lessons should be shared... 14 Comments |  |
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 | "I Want to See the Priest of this Synagogue" The Holtzberg's Role in Bhagirath Prasad's Long Journey Home
By Mirish KisznerThe storm began when, at eighteen, Prasad, emerging from his sheltered childhood, began to question his religious roots. Every home he'd visit boasted several idols... 5 Comments |  |
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 | Doron Almog: First Class General, First Rate Human Being By Chana Weisberg
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 | A Matter of Principal Secrets from the Trenches: How one man transformed a crime-ridden Bronx school
By Arnie GotfrydHis first day on the job, there was a beating. The victim, a young teenager, suffered brain damage, vision loss and more. After having the perpetrator arrested for assault, Waronker got a personal death threat... 12 Comments |  |
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 | The Guru Jew A spiritual journey from a Himalayan enclave to the Old City of Jerusalem
By Miriam KarpOff to find the ultimate, Gil was soon on a plane headed to the guru's ashram in central South India. Though he devoted himself with zeal to the Hindu teachings, long years of deep meditation "brought me no joy, just a stronger desire to find the Eternal." 14 Comments |  |
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 | Discovering the CURE Dr. Laz – Jewish Renaissance Man
By Miriam KarpDr. Laz's unique healing formula is not available in pharmacies, but it is highly effective in uplifting the spirit of others, including at-risk youth on the periphery. The CURE in four simple words stands for: Communication, Understanding, Respect and Education. 16 Comments |  |
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 | Defiance The Bielski Brothers Heroic Tale of Survival
By Deena YellinAs the film credits rolled, Jessica Bielski sat perfectly still in her chair and wept. Finally, her grandfather's amazing story of how he helped save hundreds of Jews from Nazi extermination would be told to the world. 4 Comments |  |
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 | "You Be My Kaddish'l..." Batya Berg: A Woman Who Had No Children, But Daily Cares for 150 Children
By Mirish KisznerBatya Berg never had children of her own, but her days are filled with caring for the needs of her young charges. Some of them have no mothers, others are orphaned from their fathers; all of them are bewildered, wounded and intimately familiar with poverty, illness, and despair. 19 Comments |  |
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 | When Someone You Love Goes to Jail The Aleph Institute: Reaching out to Jewish Prisoners
By Miriam MetzingerSarah's husband had been sent to prison. Her emotional support, the father of her children and the family's breadwinner was now incarcerated as she was left in the pain of solitude. 3 Comments |  |
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 | Never too Late for a Brit To whom do the millions of adult Jewish males who never had a circumcision turn?
By Zalman NelsonRecently, you have been thinking a lot about Judaism. You buy a book at the corner book store and over the next few weeks you read, learn, discover. Then, like a flash, you realize that something has been missing all these years…a circumcision. 6 Comments |  |
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 | Soul Music Meet Yood: Dynamic, Chassidic Rock N’ Roll Band
By Miriam KarpCould an echo of King David be heard in a rock n’ roll, stamping and bogeying, high-volume band of three modern day Chassidic-Hendrix-Kabbalistic-electric-good time mix of nice Jewish boys called Yood? |  |
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 | I'm Telling You Child, You Are a Gentile A Spiritual Journey: From Tonica Marlow to Tova Mordechai
By Mirish KisznerTonica Marlow couldn't take her eyes off the rabbi or the Torah scroll he held in his hand. What am I doing here? She kept asking herself. So many times, she had promised herself never to come here again and yet, here she was again... 23 Comments |  |
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