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Dec 24, 2021, 6:12 PM
TikTok: The Moral Arc of the Social Media Universe
In October of 2021, Frances Haugen, the "Facebook whistle-blower" went wide with the Facebook Papers - showing that Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg were well aware of the harm created on the ubiquitous social media platform. None of this was...
Jul 20, 2021, 3:13 PM
Tik Tok: Hate and Hope
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My day began innocently enough. I got myself a cup of coffee and fed the cats. And then I discovered that one of my very first, clumsily made, wonky Tik Tok videos was going viral. Well - viral is...
Jun 2, 2021, 7:59 PM
It won’t stop until we talk
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One of the things that I love most about Israelis is their incredible, almost legendary ability to carry on no matter what. Israelis have a hunger for life that is irrepressible. Through decades of conflict and political upheaval, through...
May 27, 2021, 12:23 AM
Through no fault of my own: How I got BDS’d
"You're based in Tel Aviv, right? Through no fault of yours, there is an international campaign of "boycott, divestment and sanctions" against your government and economy, which unfortunately is a picket line I can't cross." That was the email I...
Jan 24, 2021, 3:16 PM
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Israel’s street cats are my therapy
I dispense handfuls of comfort to little creatures living short, brutal lives, making what difference I can amid so much that I cannot change
Sep 17, 2020, 10:59 PM
The #Holocaust is Trending
It’s the eve of Rosh Hashana. My favorite holiday. Summer is beginning to become a slightly cooler version of itself and Israel will be on lockdown for the second time in six months. Israel has one of the highest...
Sep 2, 2020, 7:47 PM
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Dear Steven Allan Spielberg
Only a man whose life once depended on hope and perseverance would send an email to the Hollywood superstar and expect a response
Aug 12, 2020, 10:44 PM
Does Fiction Overshadow Truths About the Holocaust?
Recently, I stumbled upon a trilogy of YA (young adult) books which used the Magen David as a graphic in the titles. The series is about the adventures of Liesel and Dan, whose mother puts them on a Kindertransport,...
Jul 19, 2020, 1:30 PM
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If wishes were fishes
How could I convince my listeners in two minutes flat that my new book isn't just another Holocaust survivor's story?
Mar 15, 2020, 12:20 PM
Guarding Israel’s Holocaust Survivors from Covid-19
As Israel goes under lockdown to try to "flatten the curve" and slow the spread of the Coronavirus, I am scared for Israel's most precious and vulnerable citizens – Holocaust survivors. My life partner is a child survivor of Theresienstadt....
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Julie Gray is a writer and editor who made the leap from Los Angeles to Israel nine years ago and has many (mostly) humorous adventures ever since. Julie is the author of The True Adventures of Gidon Lev: Rascal. Holocaust Survivor. Optimist.
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