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The Jewish Writing Project title: The Jewish Writing Project | Exploring what it means to be Jewish

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After The Composition by Lee Krasner (USA) 1949 by Barbara Krasner (Somerset, NJ) Each morning I study remaining pemphigus lesions, each a disk of genetic memory on a roadmap. I scrape at their composition, want the navigation to be smooth and … Continue reading →...


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by Immanuel Suttner (Sydney, Australia) Tikkun Chatzot (geulah ze’irah) Once in Jerusalemvery lateI took the No. 9 bus homeand on the wayat a flashing lightsaw a road gangfixing a pot holethat meant at least as muchas the rebuildingof the Beyt … Conti...


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by Steve Lipman (Forest Hills, NY) Sometime in May, 1903, Zorach and Goldie Finkelstein, residents of Sapotskin, a heavily Jewish village in the northeast corner of Poland (now in northwest Belarus) climbed on a horse-drawn wagon, carrying their meager possessions …


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by Albert Levi (Hod HaSharon, Israel) A few months ago, I returned home from reserve duty in Gaza The streets were quiet My boots were still covered in dust And inside me, a storm was still raging There are things … Continue reading →


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by Nina Zolotow (Berkeley, CA)  “Why are we celebrating Hannukah this year?” I asked my mother. “I thought our family never celebrates Hannukah.” “Grandpa made a special request for this year,” she explained. “But it’s just a family dinner, right? … Continu...


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