25 May 2017

Finding strength


In November of 2015 I wrote about the murder of Ezra Schwartz, A”H, a native of Sharon, Massachusetts who was spending his post-high school year in Israel and was brutally murdered by a Palestinian terrorist.

Yesterday, Ezra’s mother spoke at the United Nations. I do not know her well but she strikes me as someone who absolutely never craved this sort of visibility yet has found the strength to speak truth to power, and we should all admire her immensely.

 (be patient through the couple of ads at the beginning)


Ruth Schwartz addresses United Nations


Love,

Rebecca



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