For Israel, a predicament that would be familiar to the authors of Greek tragedy
As with Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Israel confronts a story where no happy ending is possible
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Opinion A mother died trying to save her child. Here’s how she will be remembered
Henya Federman's brother-in-law writes how her influence and legacy will reverberate beyond her death
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Opinion I’m an Israeli first responder. The Meron disaster taught me the importance of mental health
I think that it is imperative for any and all first responders to pursue help after having witnessed a traumatic incident.
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Fast Forward Father Of 3 Children Killed In Fire Caused By Menorah Doesn’t Know They’re Dead
The father of three young children killed in a fire likely caused by a menorah does not yet know that they’re dead, the New York Post reported. Yosef Azan, 45, is in critical condition after rushing into his burning house to try and save his children. Firefighters found the bodies of Henrietta, 3, Moshe, 11,…
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Life Mourning Aurora
Terry Tempest Williams is an extraordinary writer. She recently published a memoir inspired by boxes of journals her mother bequeathed to her – all of them blank. There was not a single word on those fresh, white pages. They were, as Williams wrote, “paper tombstones.” That’s what I visualize — paper tombstones — as I…
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