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Jill Schulman

Oct 23, 2023, 9:57 AM

Here is my husband, sitting on our bed at 9 a.m. on Shabbat morning, phone in hand. We don’t use our phones on Shabbat. “Something’s happening in Israel” he says, “X-- has been trying to get hold of me.”...

Sep 18, 2019, 5:53 PM

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The year of flames

Readying to flee yet another fire, I packed my son's bar mitzvah suit in our bag of essentials; it had become a symbol of what matters, in the face of too much loss

Aug 4, 2014, 1:40 PM

Your people will be my people

Leaving Israel to return to live in South Africa in January, as the aircraft took off and dipped its wing into the turn towards the Mediterranean, I expected to see memories spiralling off the wingtip, the weight of my...

Dec 9, 2013, 2:18 AM

Leaving home and losing Mandela

A week ago, I was contemplating how moving back to South Africa, even if temporarily, was going to be different from having lived there all my life until 13 years ago. After all, leaving your home town changes you....

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Jill Schulman grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, before making aliyah with her husband and children in 2001. She lived in Israel for thirteen years while raising her family.

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