Fifteen years ago, a fifth-grade teacher at a charter school had a vision for bringing the scope of the unimaginable horror of the Holocaust across to her fifth-grade students. That teacher was …
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Larry Kessler
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3/1/24
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We lost a beloved member of our immediate family early last month our friendly, cuddly male cat Cooper.
While some people might question calling a pet a member of the family, it clearly is. We …
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Larry Kessler
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2/2/24
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Here are 10 thoughts, along with my observations, to usher in 2024:
1. Almost four years removed from the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 is now more or less just another thing to contend with , …
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Larry Kessler
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1/7/24
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Bundled up in layers and gloves, I was taking my daily afternoon stroll in my cul-de-sac a few days after falling back to Eastern Standard Time, when I became dismayed by a sign of the coming winter: …
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Larry Kessler
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12/1/23
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Israel and Hamas remain locked in a destructive, deadly war in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, which resulted in 1,400 people, mostly civilians, being killed. The death …
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Larry Kessler
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11/6/23
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When I first heard the news on Saturday about the devastating terror attack unleashed on Israel, I was appalled but not completely surprised.
That’s because, in my 71 years, the deep-seated and never-ending hatred between the Arab world, including the Palestinians, and Jews has been going on for thousands of years – and almost non-stop since the modern-day nation of Israel was founded 75 years ago, just three years after the end of World War II and the end of the Nazis’ Holocaust.
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Larry Kessler
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10/10/23
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“On Rosh Hashanah their decree is inscribed, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many will pass away and how many will be created; who will live and who will die; who will come to his timely …
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Larry Kessler
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10/5/23
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I did something this summer that I hadn’t done in four years: I took an honest-to-goodness vacation out of town.
In fact, my wife , Lynne, and I not only left the state and region, but we …
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Larry Kessler
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9/1/23
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The June opening of “A Philatelic Memorial of the Holocaust” at the American Philatelic Center, featuring the Holocaust Stamps Project’s 11 million stamps and 18 collages …
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Larry Kessler
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8/4/23
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I’ve been a part of the Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro, a team fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, since 2000, its second year. I was a member of a team and the organizing …
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Larry Kessler
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7/7/23
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