RECONCILING HISTORIES PERSONAL TO GLOBAL
Reconciling my personal and family histories, including the conflicts involving the First World War, the Nazis, the Cold War, immigration issues, career changes, and adopting foreign children, has made me sensitive to conflicts among religions and between nations. It has also fostered a deep hope for peaceful solutions to global disputes.
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