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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.”

Sooner or later, Talia Liben Yarmush will have to say goodbye to her foster baby. But, 'whatever happens next, we are now a part of her village.'

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What Is It About Women, Madness and Supermarkets?

by E. Kinney Zalesne

As it turns out, there’s a very good reason why writers tend to have their female characters melt down in supermarkets.

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Losing a Child to Tay-Sachs Tests a Mother’s Faith

by Myra Sack

In fall 2018, the author gave birth to a beautiful baby girl whom she and her husband named Havi. Fifteen months later, Havi was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs.