Gabrielle Debinski
By Gabrielle Debinski
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Life Growing Up With Mengele
Joseph Mengele has always loomed large in my family. His name is often evoked at the family dinner table or on a Shabbat afternoon when we gather in my grandparents’ living room. No one wants him there — yet somehow he surfaces all the same. Childhood sleepovers at my grandparents’ home evolved similar traits. To…
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Life The Purim Story Is All About Jews Being Charged With Dual Loyalty
Purim is one of the more peculiar days of Jewish revelry; it is characterized by palace intrigue — jockeying for power, betrayal and sexual trickery — and hails Jewish victory over an avowed enemy. Laced with irony, the Book of Esther, also known as the Megillah, recounts the story of the Jews of Shushan in…
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Opinion AOC, I Love You. Jeremy Corbyn Is No Ally.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rapid-fire burst on the political scene was exhilarating for me. As she spoke with verve of overlooked women and marginalized groups, I felt drawn to her charm in a visceral way. I agreed with some of her policy proposals, and diverged from her on others. But all in all, you can bet…
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