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Exile’s gains and losses


By Gina Nahai

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/exiles_gains_and_losses_20080903/

I don't know what will become of the legacy of Iranian Jews outside of Iran, how history will judge us in the context of the opportunities we had and the extent to which we helped make the world a better place with what we were given.

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