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 THE HOLIDAY SEASON, GOOD WILL AND CIVILITY
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Bringing light to the world, Civility, Education, Jewish Holidays
Posted December 28, 2017

THE HOLIDAY SEASON, GOOD WILL AND CIVILITY

During the days surrounding the darkest of the year, people in various faith and cultural communities throughout the world experience a glorious season of light: glowing public decorations, sky [...]

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 MARCHING OUT OF AUSCHWITZ:  REMEMBRANCE AND DEFIANCE
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Anti-Semitism, Bringing light to the world, Education, Holocaust, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Interest, Memory, Travel
Posted May 17, 2017

MARCHING OUT OF AUSCHWITZ: REMEMBRANCE AND DEFIANCE

The bars over the broken steps down into the shattered hell that had been an Auschwitz death chamber seemed to be shedding tears. Residue of rain (and snow and hail) earlier in the day, the [...]

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 Anti-Semitism, Other Hatreds, and The Book of Esther’s Eternal Truth
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Anti-Semitism, Happiness, Holocaust, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Interest, Reflections
Posted March 9, 2017

Anti-Semitism, Other Hatreds, and The Book of Esther’s Eternal Truth

Anyone exposed to the news and hateful social media posts might find the featured quote incongruous with the situation in today’s world. What’s to cheer in the return of virulent anti-Semitism, [...]

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 SEEING THE LIGHT, BEING THE LIGHT
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Holocaust, Jewish Holidays, Reflections
Posted December 24, 2016

SEEING THE LIGHT, BEING THE LIGHT

Although we’re Jewish, my family always had a celebration on Christmas Day–because it happens to be my mother’s birthday (happy birthday, Mom). Often we would drive from our house on Long [...]

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