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Listening to Survivors, Learning to Face Life’s Struggles

Letters Week of Nov. 8, 2012

A letter writer insists that the children of interfaith marriages feel completely Jewish while another provides clues for why so many young Jews leave the religion behind.

Columns

Lots to Be Proud of, but Major Challenges Still Exist

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Sherrie Savett

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of the remarks delivered by Sherrie Savett, president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, at the Federation’s main fundraising event in Center City on Nov. 4. All of us here represent a true collective — a collective voice; a collective passion; and a collective hope for our community. Being here represents our...

Columns

Surviving Sandy, Celebrating a Life

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Justin Windheim

My grandmother, Helen Mackler, was a vibrant and generous woman with surprisingly few health issues for her 85 years. So, when she suddenly passed away of a stroke on Oct. 27, it was an immense shock for all who loved her. What’s more, the perfect storm was fast approaching. Within hours of the news, events transpired that we’ll never forget...

Editorials

New Online Home for Exponent

Discover "What it Means to be Jewish in Philadelphia" at Jewishexponent.com

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Lisa Hostein

Welcome to the new online home for jewishexponent.com, the place to discover "What it Means to be Jewish in Philadelphia."

Columns

What Kind of Legacy?

The anniversary of Rabin's murder leaves some as befuddled as the event itself

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Jonathan S. Tobin

In the weeks and months before Israel's disengagement from Gaza, American Jews were bombarded with stories about how Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan was bound to set off a civil war, or at least a few incidents that would remind everyone of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Those who sought to make the analogy inevitably invoked Rabin's death as a...