Rosner’s Domain: Morality and Schlemiels
If there’s chutzpah in this world – then this is it.
Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli columnist, editor, and researcher. He is the editor of the research and data-journalism website themadad.com, and is the political editor of the Jewish Journal.
If there’s chutzpah in this world – then this is it.
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