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Hyphen, Heritage, and Hanukkah: Celebrating Identity and Light

Posted on December 16, 2025

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President I have always been aware of the hyphen in my identity, Jewish-American or American-Jew, depending on the day, the moment, or the context. The order matters, and yet it doesn’t. The hyphen is a bridge, not a divider, a small punctuation mark carrying history, faith, culture, and citizenship. That Continue Reading »