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Devotional by Dr. Barri Seif ― November 13, 2021 My grandparents escaped Bolshevik Russia by floating down the Volga River on a log. They arrived here in the United States and settled in Kansas City. They had to learn English after arriving here, and I remember that my Bubbie (grandmom in Yiddish) never could speak English well. She and my dad would converse in Yiddish. When there were subjects that they especially did not want us four kids to know of, they spoke Yiddish, and it is amazing what words a small......

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