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Apr 12, 2018, 8:43 AM

The upside-down B

The infamous German inscription that reads 'Work Makes Free' at the main gate of the Auschwitz I extermination camp in Oswiecim, Poland, on November 15, 2014. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images via JTA)

I wore my grandmother's raincoat and carried her book in my hand as I retraced her steps at Auschwitz

Feb 1, 2017, 1:28 PM

Here I Do Not Conform

My school in Venezuela taught us English from a young age, so adjusting to the language wasn’t a huge problem for me when I moved to Philadelphia to study in college. The real challenge was adjusting to new cultural...

May 10, 2016, 11:10 PM

Today, I remember

I was standing still while people were pulling over. They were getting out of their cars, out of the stores, out of whatever they were doing and they just stood still, waiting for it to be over. It was...

Feb 9, 2016, 3:40 AM

My Experience at Save a Child’s Heart

“And this, this is Charles. He already got his surgery and he is going home tomorrow. If you make him smile, you’ll get extra points!” said the girl who was telling us all about Save a Child’s Heart and...

Jan 27, 2016, 9:39 PM

To my grandma on the day she was born again

Dear Abu, I remember when my parents took my brothers out for dinner. They wanted to eat a good fish dish, after all, we were in San Fransisco. But you and I were too tired to move. We put our...

Nov 20, 2015, 4:00 AM

I Vow to Speak Up

If you know me you know that I am attached to my phone. I am constantly checking my social media handles and replying to emails as any millennial -who happens to be a journalism student- would do. Lately, my...

Aug 31, 2015, 4:06 PM

Drexel: where I keep it Jewish

I was born into what people describe as a Jewish bubble. I went to Jewish day care, and then Jewish school. My swimming classes were held in the Jewish Community Center in Caracas, Venezula called “Hebraica”, the place that...

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About Me

Orly Margulis is a Jewish girl born and raised in Venezuela. She studies journalism at Drexel University. She is a book lover, passionate writer and color-code obsessed.