Deborah Peretz

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Jan 20, 2025, 6:54 AM

Our Sacred Responsibility: Grappling with an Impossible Choice

In another time, discussions over what is right and wrong, moral and compassionate, might unfold in college classrooms or on debate stages. But when these philosophical questions collide with the lives of real people facing the unimaginable horror of...

Mar 15, 2024, 11:29 PM

An Open Letter to Senator Schumer

Dear Senator Schumer, You have already been blasted by both American and Israeli Jews for your egregious error in calling for the ousting of democratically elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I feel compelled to lend my voice as well. You...

Jun 10, 2021, 9:21 AM

Let’s clarify a few things, shall we? Part Two

I was interviewed for a job by a prominent Jewish leader a few years back, and when asked about the “Palestinians” I answered that it depends how you define “Palestinians.” After all, my father-in-law’s birth certificate read Palestine, would...

Jun 4, 2021, 7:43 PM

Let’s clarify a few things, shall we?

Now that there’s been a cease-fire (though incendiary balloons have been raining down on Jewish communities in Israel’s south) and the headlines have moved on, it’s time to clarify some misconceptions. The first misconception is that Israel is an “occupier.”...

May 11, 2021, 9:58 AM

Jerusalem Is Burning

Jerusalem sunrise. (Courtesy)

During my first trip to Israel, back in 1992, I found myself in the center of the Old City of Jerusalem, during some sort of celebration. There was such jubilation! People dancing, cheering, soldiers swirling in circles with other...

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About Me

Deborah Peretz is the Northeast and Canada Regional Director of IsraelLINK, the classroom educational arm of StandWithUs. A proud Zionist, she lives on the North Shore of Long Island and is the creator of the book, Look Up.....A Reminder to Return to the Light Within, available on Amazon.