Alison Leigh Cowan is former New York Times journalist who lives in Connecticut and serves on the board of the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington.
Alison Leigh Cowan
By Alison Leigh Cowan
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News ‘One of those moments in Jewish history’: 10 days as a wartime volunteer in Israel
I picked oranges, packed meals and sat shiva — and saw firsthand the importance of solidarity with Israelis in a moment of crisi
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Life My sister was a master knitter. When she died, I picked up her needles — literally.
I had no idea what it was when I discovered the cylinder of striped wool in my younger sister’s knitting bag shortly after she succumbed to cancer two years ago at 56. Knit from the creamiest of wools, the tube featured alternating bands of gray and brown in no discernible rhythm. It was 33 inches…
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