Coming of age, Jewish style

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: February 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

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Headline: Coming of age, Jewish style Byline: BARBARA SOFER Edition; Daily Section: Opinion Page: 09

Friday, February 1, 2002 -- In recent months, one gory attack has followed another with such sickening rapidity that we are beginning to lose track of the chronology and depersonalize the victims. Nonetheless, the events of January 17 were haunting: the image of Nina Kardashova, 12, celebrating her bat mitzva in David's Palace hall in Hadera while a representative of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's Aksa Brigade made his way to the gate with an M-16.

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