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long journey into woods or a field, any
place they will feel comfortable and safe.
Speak in a calm voice and give many
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soft edges and smooth petals. In the
middle are tiny purple hearts, and the
stem is tall and strong ...").
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page, or from every two pages, have a
child pick one item he would like to
have most and explain why. The child
may pick absolutely anything, from a
new car in an advertisement to a choco-
late cake that accompanies an article
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Q: I've noticed that the challahs that
I use on Shabbat are almost always
round or oblong. Is this something
required by Jewish law?
A: Feel free to make a challah the
shape of a football, if you like, or one
that resembles the profile of your
favorite politician.
Halachah makes no requirements as
to the shape of a challah. In some
communities, it is traditional to have a
challah of a particular shape, especially
when it comes to the High Holidays,
but there certainly is no law detailing
how it must be shaped. And while
most challahs run a particular size,
there's no Halachah about that, either.
So if you're in the mood you could
make a really, really big loaf of bread
for your challah-day.
Q: I was in the library the other day
and saw a new book on the Leo
Frank case. This got me wondering:
What-
ever happened to the spot where he
was killed? Is this in any way marked?
A: Before answering your question,
here's a little background on 'one of
the most infamous cases of the early
20th century.
Frank was a native Texan who came
to Atlanta to head up a pencil factory,
where a little girl named Mary Phagen
worked. (This was before child labor
laws went into effect.)
When Mary was found dead in the
factory, a janitor named Jim Conley
(later shown to be the man actually
guilty of the crime) accused Frank. A
court convicted Frank, but the gover-
nor — at risk to his own life — com-
muted the death sentence to life in
prison.
A group of Georgians clearly didn't
cotton to the governor's decision. They
easily entered the prison where Frank
was incarcerated, took him and then
lynched him from a tree in Marietta,
Ga., home of Mary Phagen.
For many years, the area was known
as "Leo Frank's Woods." Over time, as
Marietta grew from a little town into a
bustling suburb, the woods were torn
down and buildings went up.
It's difficult to say the exact spot
where Frank was killed because there's
no marker to commemorate it. You
can, however, find the general area if
you go to Marietta- . It's near the corner
of a main thoroughfare, Roswell Road,
and a small street, Frey's Mill, still
bearing the name of the man on
whose property Frank was murdered.
Today, this area is a K-Mart parking
lot.
Q: I know that perennial bachelor
George Clooney was once married to
actress Talia Balsam. I also know that
actor Martin Balsam is Jewish. Was
Talia his daughter, and was she also
Jewish?
A: Talia Balsam, born in 1960, is
indeed the daughter of Martin Balsam
and yes, he was Jewish. His wife,
Talia's mother, was actress Joyce Van
Patten, who was not Jewish, and there
is no indication that Talia was ever
affiliated with the Jewish community
or considered herself in any way
Jewish.
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