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The mother of an autistic daughter adjusts her expectations of naches.
Naches of a Different Sort: Raising an Autistic Child
Fall 1989
Why enter politics now? A child survivor of the Holocaust remakes the doll the Nazis took from her. Bible women in three new moral tales. Adult bat mitzvah. Mothering an autistic daughter.
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A Childhood without Parents
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The sorrows, dislocations and unexpected sources of strength in a girl whose father leaves her in an orphanage
We’ll Never Read The Bible The Same Way Again
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A chilling look at Biblical figures via three new midrashim, or moral tales.
Badges of Shame
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The remarkable authentic dolls of Trudie Strobel tell the story of Jewish women’s restrictive clothing through the ages; Susan Schnur tells Strobel’s story—of healing.
At the Center of the Storm: Jewish Women in Politics Talk about the Issues
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What draws Jewish women into politics? And how can they raise the money to win? Plus a list of what needs to be done right now on the issues we care about.
Letters
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ARE JEWISH FAMILIES DIFFERENT? Re your interview with Olga Silverstein [“Jewish Families are Different;’ Spring 1989]: Was it concerned with families who are Jewish within a certain milieu, i.e. middle... Read more »
