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Father of 10 killed in terrorist shooting remembered as intellectual and giving man
More than 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for a father of 10 who was killed in a West Bank drive-by shooting.\n
Hebrew word of the week: abba, imma
In many languages, the words for father and mother — being the first words a baby utters — are quite similar, and they include the labial consonants b, p, m; or dental d, t, n; as papa, dad, (Czech) tata, mam(m)a, mommy, nanny; similar words are used in Chinese, French, Italian, Persian, Turkish (in which anne means “mother”), Yiddish and more.*
Daughter finds the write words from dad
My father rarely wrote anything down. Take birthday cards, for example: While my mother would embellish the printed message with sweet, loving passages and hand-drawn hearts, my father’s heavy script only appeared at the bottom, where he signed his name.
Diary of an IDF Father
These are the e-mails of Marvin Hankin, father of two IDF soldiers, Aviel and Gilad, currently stationed in Gaza.\n
Toulouse killer Mohammed Merah’s father suing police
The father of Toulouse killer Mohammed Merah reportedly is suing police for allegedly murdering his son.
Katy Perry’s preacher father slams Jews in sermon
The father of pop star Katy Perry, a preacher at an Ohio church, ranted against Jews during a sermon.