Laurel Snyder
By Laurel Snyder
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Opinion It’s Amazing How Much the Jewish Interfaith Conversation Has Changed in a Decade
In late October, I flew to Philadelphia because my employer, InterfaithFamily, had decided to host an Interfaith Opportunity Summit there. Honestly, I didn’t really know what to expect from the summit. I’d never been to a summit before. And attending this one wasn’t just a professional duty; for me — the daughter of an intermarried…
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News Maurice Sendak, Author Who Scared Generations of Kids
Maurice Sendak’s untethered landscapes and crazy creatures set a high bar for my own games of make-believe. As a child, I wanted to crawl “Outside Over There.” I longed for a “Night Kitchen” of my own. And I was sure that I knew exactly how I’d dance at a “Wild Things” style Rumpus. But as…
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די קאָמוניסטישע פּאַרטײ האָט געפּרוּווט דערשטיקן דעם חורבן־זכּרון אָבער ער האָט זיך אָפּגעהיט אין װערק אױף ייִדיש און רוסיש.
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