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An American soldier’s Purim — 1945

\”Pardon me, sir, are you perchance a Jew?\”

Ralph Goodman immediately reached for the .45 on his hip. The 24-year-old American soldier didn\’t know what to expect from the approaching middle-aged man wearing a felt hat, one side folded up, and speaking Australian-accented English.

Antwerp’s Diamonds, Jews Are Forever

If you own a diamond, you can be 80 percent sure it\’s been to Antwerp, Belgium, at some point in its life. Perhaps it was graded there in the heart of ancient Europe — or ground, polished, valued, bought or sold there.

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