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 LIFTING A SOUL WITH A SONG
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Bringing light to the world, Jewish Interest, Memory
Posted August 17, 2017

LIFTING A SOUL WITH A SONG

Recently I received a phone from an acquaintance I hadn’t spoken with in several years.  Although not the reason for the contact, during our conversation Ricky Turetsky told me a fabulous [...]

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 THE STARS ARE IN OUR EYES, EARS, ARMS AND LEGS. . .  (or— OUTER SPACE AND INNER LIGHT)
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Bringing light to the world, Jewish Interest, Reflections
Posted June 29, 2017

THE STARS ARE IN OUR EYES, EARS, ARMS AND LEGS. . . (or— OUTER SPACE AND INNER LIGHT)

In the summer of 1969, Joni Mitchell’s manager advised her to forego performing at a “three days of peace and music” festival in New York State (so she could instead appear on the televised Dick [...]

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 TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OR OPPROBRIUM?
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Anti-Semitism, Bringing light to the world, Holocaust, Jewish Interest, Memory, Reflections
Posted June 5, 2017

TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OR OPPROBRIUM?

Our group leader challenged us to find a particular souvenir during our impromptu stop at Manufaktura. But he provided no description or clues about where to look for it in the massive shopping/ [...]

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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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 OF READING, BURNED BOOKS AND BURNING IDEAS
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By Lesli Koppelman Ross
In Holocaust, Jewish Interest, Reflections, Travel
Posted January 13, 2017

OF READING, BURNED BOOKS AND BURNING IDEAS

Every day, multiple online e-letters and e-zines arrive in my inbox.  Most of them I never have time to even scan. But this week, seemingly by chance, I happened to read an article in one that [...]

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