Sacred Soil
Over the decades, Jewish hope takes root and blossoms.
by Mordechai I. Twersky
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Published: May 9, 2010

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Mordechai I. Twersky

Mordechai I. Twersky, a freelance writer and broadcast journalist, is a doctoral student in Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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