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Frustrations and Epiphanies

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Abigail

Frustrations and Epiphanies Our quiet town, with its Victorian houses (many of them kept in good repair by the law firms that have taken them over), its charming signs of civic care and pride, has for some years also been … Continue reading →

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The Quakers: Another Round

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Abigail

The Quakers: Another Round Last week we met again with the small group of Quakers that’s been holding anti-Israel placards in the town square once a week all year. This is the third such meeting. I’m thinking, if you want … Continue reading →

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“Visitors’ Day”

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Abigail

“Visitors’ Day” As a writer, just now I’m between the last chapter of a revised edition of Conversions: A Philosophic Memoir, and the still-unwritten Afterward and Preface that will provide its new wrapping. As I reviewed (in more detail than … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Alienation, Class, Culture, Erotic Life, Ethics, Evil, Faith, Femininity, Guilt and Innocence, History, Ideology, Jews, life and death struggle, Memoir, Political, Power, Psychology, relationships, Roles, Sexuality, Social Conventions, Spirituality, Suffering, The Problematic of Woman, War, Writing | Tagged "Conversions: A Philosophic Memoir", "The Gaza Girls", Adolf Eichmann, American Friends Service Committee, Americanization, anonymity, anti-semitism, Bettina Stangneth, book publication, creative work, Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer, feminine charm, FGM, genocidaire, hate crime, hijab, History, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Jewish refugees, Jews, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, moral norms, niqab, norms of civilization, Palestinians, persecution, Quakers, satire, the Middle East, the Our Father, writing, YouTube, Zionism | 2 Comments

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