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Deborah Fineblum

Deborah Fineblum

Deborah Fineblum is a freelance writer and book author who made aliyah on July 4, 2013.

“We’ve heard about antisemitism around the world but thought there was nothing to worry about here,” says Australian Ronny Krite, who was on the scene on Dec. 14 in the midst of mayhem.
The holiday marked by Jewish calamities associated with internecine strife is an annual reminder to move past the divisiveness of politics, enmity and isolation.
Designed to identify and promote policy changes related to the absorption and integration of new immigrants, it will rely on two decades of data and feedback from the nearly 70,000 people the organization has helped bring to Israel over the years.
“Of course, it’s a good time; there’s never been a bad time to buy in Israel. It’s not just a financial investment but an emotional and spiritual one, too. Everyone wants a little piece of Eretz Yisrael,” says Realtor Kim Bash.
“Even though I’ve read a lot on Israeli politics and history, never having been here until now, I didn’t fully understand how it all fits together,” says Conor Mullaney. “Being here has changed my life and the way I see the world.”
“Today, we have the same ability to strive to understand what it is that God demands of us—building upon the wisdom we have received from our ancestors while also adding our own,” says Rabbi Sarah Bassin of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Calif.
“The Onset of Mass Murder: The Fate of Jewish Families in 1941” reveals a dozen never-before-published stories of those caught in the web of the Nazis’ “Operation Barbarossa,” an organized rout of the Jewish communities in Soviet-controlled countries.
Eight viewpoints from the Haggadah and the Torah to boost your holiday—one for each night.
As Passover approaches, the meaning of “all who are hungry come and eat” has more resonance than ever after a year of the global coronavirus pandemic.