Speaking of Jewishness...
I just saw a news brief about yet another suicide bombing in Israel. And I thought I should try again to email my Israeli friend Irit to see if she's okay. But I've tried doing that for more than a year now—maybe two, actually—and I never get a response. I've started to try to reconcile myself to the fact that she might be dead, but still, every time I see something about a new bombing, I try to find a list of names to see if she's on it.
The situation in Israel is so tragic. I can't believe I've gotten to the point where I wonder regularly if a friend of mine is alive. It's terrible.
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I got to that point 25 years ago, after visiting and making friends and aquainting myself with dozens of relatives, native to Israel.
Posted by: Marie | February 1, 2007 01:36 AM