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Minda Wolff Garr

Apr 8, 2024, 2:52 PM

Will the world ever condemn Hamas’s goal of eliminating Israel?

United Nations staff members inspect the remains of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen hit by an Israeli strike the previous day in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. (AFP)

And why is Israel still being castigated for the kind of terrible unintended events that happen in every war?

Mar 19, 2024, 7:29 PM

I Hope You Will Listen, Sometimes, Because I Will Not Be Silent

Before October 7th I was an infrequent visitor to Facebook. It was too easy to find myself getting caught up in the never-ending possibilities of reconnecting with old friends and relatives, interesting posts and sometimes, just wasting time. I...

Jan 21, 2024, 11:12 AM

A Jerusalem Moment

Israel is a country like no other, and certainly very different than the many hostile countries that surround us. We are a country where human life is valued, and where death is mourned, recognizing the dignity of the life...

About Me

Born in Chicago, Minda Wolff Garr participated in the Hebrew University semester abroad program in 1967-68, remaining in Israel and completing a degree in Social Work at Hebrew U. After marriage, she had a six year hiatus in the US, and returned to Israel in 1977. She raised four amazing children here, and has eight grandchildren - the oldest now in the IDF - the third generation to serve. She is a retired faculty member of the Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, where she still teaches a course yearly, and has a small practice in psychotherapy.