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Dispatch from Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh

When you’re Jewish, the proverbial “six degrees of separation” seldom apply. In reality, it’s often two degrees, or even one. The missive below is from my wife’s best friend growing up (and still one of her closest friends), who lives in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, down the block from where 11 Jews were murdered in...
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Four (Secular) Questions for Passover 2018*

Bret Stephens’ “Four Questions About American Greatness“ OK, so it’s barely Chanukah, let alone Passover (falls early this year, at the end of March). And, the four questions** at the center of the festive meal (“seder”) are supposed to be religious, not secular. But, it’s hard to read Bret Stephens’ piece in last week’s New...
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