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Anastasia Torres-Gil

Anastasia Torres-Gil

Dragging Israel back to the Shtetl

“Is Bibi is dragging the entire State of Israel back to the shtetl?” I jokingly asked 92 year old Sabra and Israeli national hero Uri…

2 min readApr 25, 2023

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Dragging Israel back to the Shtetl

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

1 People, 2 Centers, 3 Opinions

My brother used to joke about the difference between American Jews and Israeli Jews. What’s the difference? The American Jew will ask to do…

2 min readNov 16, 2022

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1 People, 2 Centers, 3 Opinions

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

Yom Kippur Apologies: Just Do It.

Last year, spurred on by the impending Yom Kippur’s entreaty to atone for sins, I bought an airline ticket to visit a friend. I was looking…

2 min readSep 26, 2022

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Yom Kippur Apologies: Just Do It.

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

The #MunichMassacre Shattered my Innocence

50 years today, the reality was thrust upon me that as a Jew, I had a target on my back. I was only 11 years old, but the message of the…

2 min readSep 5, 2022

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

Bending the Truth about Hadassah

Democracies, like people, are multi-faceted and complicated. Some things you may like and others you may not. That’s how I feel about this…

2 min readAug 25, 2022

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

Infertility: My Journey for June — World Infertility Awareness Month

I come from a large family — I’m the eldest of five children and my youngest brother is 18 years younger than I am (and we’re all from the…

4 min readJun 30, 2022

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Infertility: My Journey for June — World Infertility Awareness Month

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

My Mother’s Days Sucked — Until this Year

My Mother’s Day always sucked. No, not because the holiday is commercialized, and not because my own mother is deceased. My Mother’s Days…

3 min readMay 5, 2022

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My Mother’s Days Sucked — Until this Year

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

The Audacity to Call for Self-Determination & Equality

Congressman Ro Khanna, a Silicon Valley Progressive Democrat, who was one of eight lawmakers in the delegation led by House Speaker Nancy…

2 min readFeb 24, 2022

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The Audacity to Call for Self-Determination & Equality

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Anastasia Torres-Gil

Anastasia Torres-Gil

National Board Member of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc., Ex-Attorney, Wexner Heritage Fellowship alumna & creator of @ZionistPugs

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