Rachel Bernstein
By Rachel Bernstein
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Community Jews found hope in this country generations ago. Now we find horror.
There are two things that you should know about Grandma and Grandpa. One: Grandma and Grandpa are notorious pack rats. I think they have kept every program and every thank-you letter. I am enormously grateful for that. Two: Grandma and Grandpa are often right on time. I am also enormously grateful for that. Before and…
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Community Scribe | Ruth Bader Ginsburg showed us young Jews how to be unapologetically Jewish.
I’ve always known about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. How could I not, a woman so like myself? Jewish, deeply interested in education and culture, and a woman with an incredibly Jewish name to boot. My grandmother knew “RBG” and her husband. My grandmother even knew her heavily-guarded nickname — “Kiki.” I knew that her name was…
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