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Leslie Levine Adler, PhD visited Russia in the summer of 1976 as part of her undergraduate Russian Studies program. She returned in 1977 to pursue her friendships from the previous summer. After teaching ESL at university, she became a psychologist.
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Leslie Levine Adler, PhD visited Russia in the summer of 1976 as part of her undergraduate Russian Studies program. She returned in 1977 to pursue her friendships from the previous summer. After teaching ESL at university, she became a psychologist.

Leslie

The Cossacks Are Coming

Leslie
Friday, 11 November 2016
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The Cossacks Are Coming
The Canadian immigration website crashed Tuesday night and I am partly responsible. I wrote three blogs on "Places I do not Belong," but never did I think it would include the United States. My dad taught me to be vigilant for Cossacks* and I think I see them entering Washington hand in hand with Donald Trump. They are dressed in the suit...
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October Book of the Month: Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich

Leslie
Tuesday, 04 October 2016
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October Book of the Month:  Secondhand Time:  The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievich
"The poetics of tragedy are important to me," stated Svetlana Alexievich,the Nobel Prize winner who creates a "novel of voices" from the stories of survivors.* She compiles a chronicle of trauma felt on a personal level.The peculiarity of the Former Soviet Union is that trauma was the norm, and the suffering was frequently perpetuated by ...
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Part III: In Places I Don't Belong

Leslie
Sunday, 17 July 2016
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Perhaps the central theme of Jewish Luck is searching for the place we belong, that is somewhere one can speak freely and associate with like-minded people.I used to travel for pure adventure and experience, but as I've matured, I notice that I am trying out each new spot as a potential retirement community. I play through in my mind w...
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Part II: In Places I Don’t Belong

Leslie
Monday, 13 June 2016
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160619 birdsDoves nesting in the Arab Israeli city of Sakhnin?  Are they also where they don’t belong or could these cattle egrets in winter plumage represent a piece of performance art-posing as doves at the entrance of an unusual building and museum promoting peace through dialogue and art? Although I am not an artist, I recently tagged along on the trip my sister planned along with Robyn Awend, Rabbi Alexander Davis and Anat Szendro for the Jewish Artists' Lab from the Minneapolis Sabes JCC.  I love art, I love Israel, I love my Israeli cousins, and I trust my sister’s travel planning 100 percent based on vast experience. Can a building be home to a revolution begun with art?  I think so.  The Arab Museum of Contemporary Art and Heritage (AMOCA) is housed in the Environmental Study Center, an ecological building designed by Egyptian architect, Abed Yassin in 2009.  He designed this...
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Part I: In Places I Don’t Belong

Leslie
Monday, 13 June 2016
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As the youngest child, the words “Don’t go there” seemed an invitation to peek in and investigate the mysterious forbidden place.  This applied to me crawling into the fireplace in our living room, ascending the stairs at the synagogue to where I thought God lived (it was the choir loft), or breaking into the even holier sanctuary of my sister’s room to open the window seats, explore the closet and pull down the ladder to climb to the attic.  In 1980, I interned at Kodak-Pathé Paris teaching ESL to their employees.  As part of the curriculum we took our students to Edinburgh to practice their English.  I can’t remember how I befriended a Scottish family, but we talked about my upcoming trip to Israel.    She had a Palestinian exchange student living with them a while ago and wanted to prepare a gift for the family for me to transport.  It sounds...
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Recent Blogs

Leslie
Leslie
28 June 2020
Earthquake
Wearily, I don my mask, my gloves for the weekly drive from my Minneapolis home to my suburban office to collect my mail. My footsteps echo in the empty hall. The calendar is still turned to March 2020 which means I have spent less than three months in this space that does not yet feel like my own. The March calendar photo of Little Paradise, New Zealand reminds me of my visit to an exquisite plac...
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Leslie
Leslie
07 April 2019
Mirror, Mirror
The date- April 15, 2018.The place- Minneapolis. The weather-15 inches of snow due to fall by the end of this day. The dilemma—Do I move the gilded mirror measuring 39" by 54" and weighing over 40 pounds from my sister's house to ours?I had delayed responding to the question—do I want this family heirloom—for a year and now Meryll was moving the next day.This forty pound heirloom seemed so much we...
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Leslie
Leslie
26 May 2018
The Regina Monologue or Feh! on Calling Me A Black Widow
When my mother was 8 years old, she had a "grandmother" for just over a year, the only grandmother she remembers.How did this happen? Grandfather Emil, a widower, lived with her family until 1937 when he was introduced to a "nice widow." Thirteen months after his wedding, Emil died at the age of 59.Cause of death? "Overfeeding by Regina," my mother said.Mom was sure that Regina was a " black ...
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We were featured speakers at Hadassah Brandeis Institute and Levy Summer Series. Our speaking engagements include JCCs, synagogues, libraries, book groups, retirement communities, schools, and organizations (e.g. ORT, Hadassah, and Women's League). References are available. 

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"I was very fortunate to be able to hear Meryll and Leslie speak at a Hadassah event in Israel. Each of the ~50 participants really enjoyed the event because Meryll and Leslie were so engaging. While they had a natural rapport with the audience, you could also tell they had prepared well so they could connect with our particular group's interests. I learned a lot from listening to them, and I found their sisterly interaction unique and fun. If you want an enlightening and uplifting experience, attend one of their book talks."
Lisa Shimoni, Modiin Israel

Book Review

"Truly, you have written a story that makes accessible the reality of existence in Russia, through the eyes of individuals who lived through the various regimes and dictates.  It is fascinating and very well told.  As I read Vera and Alla's story, I learned more Russian history than I had known from a textbook.  That's a big deal, women!  You tell the tale with vivid detail and hook us on the two women and their stories, then weave in the history to illuminate their journeys. It is such a necessary book.  I am thrilled that the two of you collaborated, as I can see the uniqueness of your personalities come through in the stories, and that, too, makes the book a gem."
Margaret Leibfried, Danielson Group consultant

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Meryll
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02 July 2017
July Book of the Month:  Bloodlines by Neville Frankel
July Book of the Month: Bloodlines by Neville Frankel
Leslie and I began writing Jewish Luck with an underlying question in our minds—what would life have...
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