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Curiosity is a survival strategy for people who can't afford certainty
Mar 6
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Tanya Mozias
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The Wrong Script: Talkback
A girl cancels a trip to Paris because of moustaches. A boy loses his job for answering a question.
Apr 27
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Tanya Mozias
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People I Almost Know
Walking through Modi'in on Remembrance Day
Apr 20
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Tanya Mozias
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Things I'm not writing about
Feb 10, 2025
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Who does a language belong to?
Jan 27, 2025
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Are some languages richer than others?
Dec 16, 2024
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This is our now
Jul 7, 2025
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I want to - I don't want to - I want to learn Arabic
Mar 25, 2024
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Tanya Mozias
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I never thought I'd want to learn this language
Sep 23, 2024
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Just another week on my street
Sirens, Lemons, and a Ceasefire
Apr 10
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Tanya Mozias
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Overheard On the Train to Modi'in
Five strangers help a man off a train. A bus driver declines a hot bun. Teens debate Purim costumes.
Feb 23
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Tanya Mozias
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Overheard in an Office Building
Ten minutes in a safe room
Sep 8, 2025
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Tanya Mozias
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Letters and essays about language, culture, and identity — by a Russian-born Jewish linguist and mother living in the most complicated place on earth
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The Closest Thing to a Witness
My son needed to interview a Holocaust witness
Apr 13
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Just another week on my street
Sirens, Lemons, and a Ceasefire
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Tanya Mozias
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Why Was This Night Different From That Other Night?
Two Passovers, Six Years Apart
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A familiar face in the shelter
A can of tuna, a familiar fox, and a boy who didn't need me to come with him
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