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The Power and Danger of Secrets
You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.

You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.
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My Cousin Fritz Was Married to a Nazi
Finding out the woman who sat at our dinner table was a Nazi.

Finding out the woman who sat at our dinner table was a Nazi.
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How Genealogy Became the Great Jewish Pastime
“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

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Facing Up to Mother

by Ellyn Bache

I wonder now why I ever wanted to use plastic surgery to eradicate Mother from my reflection.

Family

At Passover, Remembering My Grandma, and Her Chicken Soup

by Lynne Golodner

Grandma Sheila taught me to not rush anything—and certainly never a pot of chicken soup with matzah balls made for those we love.

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The Power and Danger of Secrets

by Sylvia Bodmer True

You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.

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Crossing the Generational Divide on TikTok

by Jennifer Lovy

Actress Annie Korzen, 82, owes all the recent press to her 7-year-old grandson, Maxwell, who introduced her to TikTok.

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Managing Our Digital Afterlives

by Jacqueline Weiss

What happens after death is heavily debated in and out of the Jewish community, but one thing is certain: Nearly everyone who dies leaves behind a digital footprint.

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Finding Love, and Jewish Community, in Nigeria

by Eliana Saks

The writer's fiancé, Moshe Hezekiah Nwafor, is one of six Nigerians to have officially converted. Soon, the rest of his community in Kubwa will undergo a mass conversion.