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Free at last
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LISA SAMIN
Jerusalem Post
04-08-2007
Headline: Free at last
Byline: LISA SAMIN
Edition; Pessah Supplement
Section: Features
Page: 08
Sunday, April 8, 2007 -- Maya Nahor's carefree smile and relaxed attitude belie the challenges she has faced in her young life. Now 21, Nahor has experienced her own personal journey to freedom and is finally living a Jewish life in Israel.
Born in Madrid to an Israeli father and Spanish mother, Nahor grew up secure in the knowledge that she was Jewish. From a young age she attended a Jewish day school, celebrated Jewish holidays and went to synagogue on Shabbat. ...
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