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Writing from home
Alla Turovskaya

I Will Call You After the War

I had that student. I remember his first time in my class vividly. He chose a chair, positioning himself with his back to the window to shield his eyes from the sun. As he settled in,

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Soldiering On

More empty chairs than not We’ll sit at the table alone But how can we bemoan our fate When our children could still come home

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Writing from the warfront
Estee Olga Shapiro

October’s Ashes

Through smoky dawn,a soldier stands,in Israel’s land. Courage demands,he treads on ashes,October’s ashes,the fallen’s remains. With each step, he tastes their pain.October seventh,a day of Terror. Burned bodies,a somber sight.He fights through the barricades and fire. A cigarette’s glowin dim

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Writing from home
Julie Rosenzweig

The Dream

Sharon I once had a dream that disturbed me for years, and then I forgot about it. Until now. The dream concerned my youngest child, my Gadi, who was five at the time. In the dream,

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