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Enemy Ties
Orit Arfa
March 24, 2005
I thought about the implications: I take this tie, and my hands are tied. I\’d forever have to remember that one night a Palestinian gave me an expensive tie, and that he was nice to me. I\’d have to question all my stereotypes and generalizations, and recognize that there are good, normal, generous Palestinians who just want peace, who just want to be my friend, who just want some fun.
Q & A With Parvaneh Doustan Sarraf
Karmel Melamed
March 17, 2005
Almost 30 years ago, Parvaneh Doustan Sarraf began teaching Judaism and Torah studies in Iran, becoming one of that community\’s first women to join a profession long dominated by men. Since then, she\’s taught a multitude of young students about the joys of Judaism at Jewish schools both in Iran and, currently, in New York.
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