Hannah Lebovits is a contributing columnist for the Forward and an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Texas-Arlington. Her research and teaching focuses on topics related to urban policy, public administration, social justice and sustainability. She is also a freelance writer and has written for local and national publications. Hannah lives in Dallas with her husband and three children.
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Sukkot is one of the most beautiful and uplifting holidays on the Jewish calendar. As a young child, I was often taught that we leave our homes and spend time in our sukkot to remind us of the days when the Israelites were unhoused and wandering in the desert, on their way to redemption. The…
דער מוזיק־פֿאָרשער זיסל סלעפּאָוויטש ברענגט צוריק לידער רעקאָרדירט אין הײַנטיקן בעלאַרוס און אוקראַיִנע אין די 1930ער יאָרן.
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