A personal account of an Israeli family living with prolonged reserve duty, revealing the hidden cost of war and the urgent battle for public opinion.
The Story of a Family
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Sondra Oster Baras
Sondra Oster Baras was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio in an Orthodox Jewish home. She was educated at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, a religious all-day school sponsored by the Cleveland Jewish community. Today, Sondra is the director of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities at the Israel office, coordinating much of CFOIC Heartland’s community support programs world-wide.
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