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May 24Liked by Ask a Jew

Wonderful interview with the playwrights/journalists! My wife’s father’s family immigrated from Donegal (about 130 years ago, but they are still in touch with cousins). I applaud their dedication to trying to get at the truth. So much of art is hijackered in service of the received “truth”. I hope I see the play someday. I can’t make it in two weeks though. Wishing everyone to “break a leg” as they say!

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I'll be attending "October 7th" on June 6th. Hope to see plenty of people there!

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I will be there!

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I wish I could make it, but I think I’m too tied up for the next little while. My homebody self needs people to come to the D.C. area. Selfish, I know.

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I think I’ll be down in DC sometime in July. I’ll be sure to reach out once I have plans solidified!

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Please do!

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May 23Liked by Ask a Jew

I'm OMW to NYC to see the Nova exhibit. I'll tell the group about In Their Own Words.

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Let us know in the chat how it was!

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People forget, or never cared, that 10/7 happened. I've told everyone who would listen what I saw in Israel at s'derot, nirim, and what I learned from speaking to the first responders and families of victims and survivors.

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Nova exhibit was very good. The group that organized it to bring in the real cars, festival tents, port a potties with bullets, etc... did a great mitzvah. Then there must have been 50+ video clips and stories of survivors, victims, hamas, and commentary. Really a powerful exhibit and the next best thing to actually going to Israel and seeing for yourself (which I did in January).

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May 22Liked by Ask a Jew

I frtgot my phone on Monday. It was unreal. No one could stalk me!

Also, the DSW on 79th closed, and I don't know what's going to go there, but the Barnes and Noble on 81st and Broadway is till doing well, and a NEW ONE is opening in midtown.

I saw October 7. It was really good.

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Oh this interview made me weep! There are sane people, and some are Irish! Chaya Leah what you said at the end when thanking them captured exactly how I felt, less alone. Gave me hope. 🩵Then I opened social media 🤦🏻‍♀️

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I'm Irish, I really have no idea why there are so many deluded people in Ireland.

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Crap. I can['t edit. The Irish chick is non-binary, and was very explicit about going to Eurovision in order to show support for Palestine. The Dutch dude, trying to tell her to answer the question about putting other performers in danger

And what''s up with Greece? The country where a group of Greek people tried to invadde a hostel with Israeli tourists. A country that killed off its Jewish population, pretty much one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. I don't think the two things are disconnected.

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Not to mention Europe has been overwhelmed by moslem migration.

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This was a strange episode of Rogan.

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Yes, ice cream and podcasts! I am for that. Definitely nothing underneath!

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i happened to be flipping around on AM radio (ancient appliance) and I believe Bo Snerdley (Bo Snerdley's Rush Hour) was talking about this a couple ago. A caller mentioned* and he was giving props & mentioning details. *I think 📻

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I have to ask, since I know Chaya Leah’s family are major Pats fans - did you and your family watch the Tom Brady roast?

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Yes, I want to hear her reaction to that too!

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