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Inside Israel's War

Stories of Hope and Resilience

My world changed after the October 7th attack. I traveled back to Israel to tell the stories of the survivors, the kidnapped, the families and the everyday citizens amidst the heartbreaking grief and chaos.

Not Just Names - Not Just Faces - on Day 400

Melanie Preston

Nov 911 min read

Not Just Names - Not Just Faces - on Day 400

It's puzzling. Even the few people who come to Israel now take the moving walkway to the right of the rows of hostage pictures, instead...

A Wandering Jew, Talking to Strangers, Douglas Murray's Smoothie and Vivien Leigh

Melanie Preston

Oct 2513 min read

A Wandering Jew, Talking to Strangers, Douglas Murray's Smoothie and Vivien Leigh

"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers," wrote Tennessee Williams for his classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire," for the...

Yonatan Rapoport - A Heroic Father Remembered - One Year Later

Melanie Preston

Oct 69 min read

Yonatan Rapoport - A Heroic Father Remembered - One Year Later

"Adam's brother Yoni has the most interesting story on the Kibbutz," I was told last week at lunch, in the dining hall at Kibbutz Be'eri....

How my Heart has Been Breaking Through this Project of Mine, into 136 Families' Worlds

Melanie Preston

Jan 1611 min read

How my Heart has Been Breaking Through this Project of Mine, into 136 Families' Worlds

It had seemed like such a good idea, after 37 days of tears by myself in Charlotte. The families of the hostages had been on every...

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