Sara Nuss-Galles
By Sara Nuss-Galles
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Yiddish World These two Yiddish words provided an escape hatch for many Holocaust survivors
The terms 'knipl' and 'pekl' may sound adorable, but they once signified a lifeline for Jewish refugees
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Community Reigniting charoses traditions
Growing up in Chicago in the 1950s, mine was the only lunch bag that trailed matzo crumbs. On coming to America we lived in a Polish Catholic immigrant neighborhood so I had no friends with whom to compare seder rituals. Despite this, Passover has always been my favorite holiday. No other yontiff rituals compared to…
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Community My first New Year’s Eve in America
Every Dec. 31, amid the wild hype of New Year’s, I become five again
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Community TED Talks take a walk in Covid times
My most sanity-saving activity during these Covid-19 pandemic months has been free and easy. Each evening my husband and I simply take a walk in our neighborhood. Back in March and April, the days dragged on with ever-changing news bulletins, talking media and celebrity heads, CDC announcements, White House pressers and anxious calls, texts and…
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