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Israel/Palestine

AZLD4Candidate

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5. My father cried as he read George Washington's letter to the Jewish Community of Newport, RI

Reply to Israeli (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 08:52 AM

Apr 2024

My father is the most stoic person I've ever known. Didn't even show emotion with his cancer diagnosis which they caught REALLY early.

Left an empty chair. We did the mourner's kaddish at the end.

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