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  • In Jerusalem, a chance encounter with my deceased mother

    Jennifer Richler, First person|Oct 21, 2016

    JERUSALEM (JTA)—When I moved from the U.S. to Israel, I expected to feel closer to my Jewish roots. But I didn’t expect to feel closer to my mother. This is not a place I associate with her—at least it wasn’t until I had a chance meeting with a stranger a few weeks ago. It wasn’t long after I had moved to Jerusalem. I was downtown exploring the city my family and I would call home for the next year. A couple who looked to be in their 60s approached me at an ATM and asked, in English, if I was able to withdraw money—it wasn’t working for t...

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