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Authors » F » Orly Fuerst
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 Orly Fuerst was born in Israel and raised in the US. She has a Master's in Education, and spends most of her day chasing her five kids and wishing she had more time to write, while dreading the day when she will no longer be needed to chase her kids. |
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Hatred at the Supermarket
Confronting Antisemitism in 2009
By Orly Fuerst
She comes closer; her finger is waving inches from my face. "I can tell," she rants, "from your hair covering and your necklace (a Star of David) you're not an American..."
Women » Women's Narrative » Editorial & Commentary » Hatred at the Supermarket
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Grandma in the Park
Having a Baby in My Forties
By Orly Fuerst
"You're going to be the grandma in the park," a distant aunt said when she heard I was pregnant again. "Oh, was it an accident?" a neighbor questioned, looking at the ground sadly. They didn't know. They didn't know about the three back-to-back ...
Women » Pregnancy & Birth » Miracle Babies » Grandma in the Park
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Daddy, Where Am I From?
By Orly Fuerst
Daddy, where are you from? I prod gently, a brilliant mind that is quickly fading, being eaten by a disease called Alzheimer's. An amazing physician my father was, cutting into newborn's hearts to save them...
Women » Readers Write » Writing » Our Lives » Daddy, Where Am I From?
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A Doll for Frania
By Orly Fuerst
Postcard upon postcard asking to please send a little sugar, a little butter, some warm socks. It gets cold at night. Frania wants a doll, please don't send a doll. There is no room in the ghetto for a doll...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Life Lessons » A Doll for Frania
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