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Tel Aviv to Lake Wobegon: My heart is in the East
Today is one of those days where I remember a poem by the famous Jewish poet of medieval Spain, Rabbi Yehuda Halevi. The first line of Libi Ba’Mizrach, probably his most famous work of art, is: “My heart is in the East, and I am in the uttermost West.” Rabbi Halevi, of course, was speaking…
By Ami Kaufman August 27, 2013
Tel Aviv to Lake Wobegon: Getting settled in the Twin Cities
A series of posts where I’ll be updating readers on my trip to the U.S. as 2013 World Press Institute fellow. I haven’t really won many things in my life, so it was quite the pleasant surprise when I was awarded a 2013 World Press Institute Fellowship. I’ll be roaming all across America with nine…
By Ami Kaufman August 11, 2013
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