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Articles by Ruth Ebenstein


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Child’s Play Across the Israeli-Palestinian Divide
February, 2021

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Hey, Civic Leader: Strut Your Stuff
December, 2020

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Israeli PJ course shifts to Zoom during pandemic
October, 2020

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Why Do Teenage Boys Love to Re-Read Books?
October, 2020

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Love in a box
September, 2020

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An Israeli-Palestinian Sisterhood​
July, 2020

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Rachel Gemara: Nursing COVID-19 Patients in Israel
May, 2020

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I know why the coronavirus ward dances
May, 2020

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A Ramadan website that connects Muslims and Jews
May, 2020

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No time for a breather: A nurse’s account of Israel’s first coronavirus death and life inside a COVID-19 ward
April, 2020

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Fighting Back Against COVID-19 in Israel’s Bedouin Community
April, 2020

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Across the Barrier: ​Israeli and Palestinian women in a boundary-crossing support group model how to survive “surviving.”
February, 2020

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The Book Truck Brings Free Books to Thousands of L.A. Students
December, 2019

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Suddenly Stepfamily: Blended Family Stories and Advice
December, 2019

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The Heart of the Matter
December, 2019

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War cries at a peace conference
July, 2019

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Please help Rawa’a, 14, of Gaza, who needs a lifesaving cardiac catheterization
July, 2019

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When Ignorance Opens a Door: Gaza to Jerusalem
July, 2019

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The Cultural Revolution at the National Library of Israel
June, 2019

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Reimagining Passover Seder: When 10-yr-olds adapt the Haggadah for the modern day
April 19, 2019

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A School for Peace
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Nava Sonnenschein’s decades of hard conversations.
Spring 2019

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My pen pal, Amos Oz
December 31, 2018

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Healing Hearts
November 27, 2018

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Dress up for our lives
October 30, 2018

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These students wrote their own fraction song and it's kind of awesome.
October 28, 2018

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Why I wanted a place at the Iftar table
August 17, 2018

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Skyping With Gaza: Using technology to bridge the gaps caused by the conflict
July 17, 2018

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A 10-year-old's message for President Trump on guns
CNN. Ruth Ebenstein and Anya Moon. May 31, 2018

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Rescued by Books: Fostering Teen literacy in Low-Income Communities
Blarb. May 5, 2018

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Israel70 | Schooling for Peace: an interview with Dr Nava Sonnenschein
Fathom. May, 2018

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My Son’s First Shiva Visit​
March, 2018

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פעם ראשונה ב"שבעה"
​March, 2018

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My Son's First Shiva
Tablet. February 23, 2018

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Making the Desert Bloom With Florid Prose
The Times of Israel. January 12, 2018

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Learning About Boundaries from my Six-Year-Old
The Canadian Jewish News. August 3, 2017

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Positive Teens: United In More Than Name
Brain,Child. June 28, 2017

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11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too.

HouseBeautiful. June 22, 2017

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11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too.

Good Housekeeping. June 21, 2017

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11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too.

HouseBeautiful. June 20, 2017

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11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too.

Woman'sDay. June 15, 2017

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Vietnam Says 'Thank You for Saying Thank You'
Michigan School Children Embrace a Veteran–and He Embraces Them Right Back

Guideposts. June 8, 2017

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Sometimes the Best Teacher is a Student
Education Week. June 4, 2017

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Kindergarteners Learn 'Heroes Are Everywhere'
Education Week. April 27, 2017

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FULL-BODIED PROSE
New Sacred. April 5, 2017

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How My Son Skipped a School Party, and Schooled Me in Boundaries
New Sacred. March 22, 2017

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The “choose your own megillah” adventure
The Times of Israel. March 10, 2017

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How do you teach kids to care about something? Here’s how one teacher does it.
Washington Post. March 3, 2016

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​Their turn to serve: Fifth-graders do good deeds for war veterans
Stars and Stripes. December 16, 2016

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Learning how to lose a presidential election: An elementary school primer
The Times of Israel. November 15, 2016

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​Learning How to Lose a Presidential Election: A Primer for Students
Education Week. November 15, 2016

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Presidential Choices Matter: Kid Edition
Quail Bell Magazine. November 9, 2016

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A Lesson in Democracy for 9-Year-Olds
It’s John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson on the third-grade campaign trail. Who will win the election of 1800?
The Atlantic. November 4, 2016

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This school is holding a presidential election — but Trump and Clinton aren’t on the ballot
The Washington Post. October 19, 2016

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How My Son Skipped a School Party, and Schooled Me in Boundaries
The Jewish Daily Forward. April 2, 2016

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A Jewish Christmas Story in a Concentration Camp
The Yiddish Daily Forward. December 29, 2015

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Voices: An unforgettable Christmas act of kindness
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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#BeThePeace
The Times of Israel. November 12, 2015

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"Don’t Walk Away: An Entreaty from Jewish and Arab Israelis"
TriQuarterly. September 23, 2014


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An Israeli and Palestinian, Brought Together by Breast Cancer
"We are not the ones at war," Ibtisam told me. "It's our governments, not us."
The Atlantic. April 23, 2014

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"Melting cancer-induced writer’s block"
Times of Israel. December 25, 2013


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"Brought Together by Cancer" 
Israeli and Palestinian breast-cancer survivors build camaraderie as we face a common enemy
Tablet. October 15, 2012
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