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‘My sweet boy Hersh, we tried so desperately to save you’

‘My sweet boy Hersh, we tried so desperately to save you’

The full text of Rachel Goldberg-Polin's eulogy for her son Hersh, at his funeral in Jerusalem, September 2, 2024

by Rachel Goldberg-Polin September 2, 2024

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Investing in the future

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by BRITTANY FARB GRUBER August 16, 2024

Hebrew language classrooms thrive in northern suburban public schools

Hebrew language classrooms thrive in northern suburban public schools

Instruction has come a long way, now more modern, sophisticated, and—in Chicago—widespread than ever before.

by ROBERT NAGLER MILLER August 19, 2024

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