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Jun 14, 2018, 10:48 PM

Soccer Fever! Watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup/ La Copa Mundial de Fútbol 2018

Today is a big day being celebrated by millions of people around the world: the 2018 FIFA World Cup is beginning and the whole world is watching. This is not just any other tournament; I just heard on NPR that 3 billion people are expected...

May 26, 2018, 1:28 AM

The Mezuzah that taught me a lesson

I like to talk to the people I see often when I shop in a store. I like to see the same faces, the familiarity that conveys. Usually it is not profound conversation, but sometimes without realizing, it can turn into something substantial. José (not...

May 17, 2018, 9:24 PM

Jerusalem, where the stones speak

How do you fall in love with a city? For me, my love for Jerusalem began with its stones. The stones talked to me. They told me stories; they spoke of history, love, death, beauty, empires, civilizations, time, and faith. When you fall in love something happens...

May 11, 2018, 5:38 PM

On billionaires and homeless children in NYC

I was shopping at one of my favorite stores yesterday, looking at the shoes section, when I overheard a conversation in Spanish that made me sad and angry all at once. The store is a T-J Max, a chain that offers great prices for well-known...

May 4, 2018, 6:45 PM

Argentinian Films You will Love

I love movies. I like the feeling of being transported to another reality in a short period of time. My imagination wanders. I follow someone else’s journey and I become aware how other people live. I immerse myself and laugh, cry, marvel at people’s successes...

Apr 26, 2018, 11:37 PM

On being Jewish and Latina

I’m white. I have a round white face and green eyes. My grandparents came from Bessarabia, Ukraine and other parts of the former Soviet Union to Argentina. I inherited their looks so if I don’t talk I look white. But then I open my big...

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About Me

Graciela Berger Wegsman is an award-winning playwright, journalist and translator. As a journalist, Graciela has written articles for many newspapers and magazines in Argentina, Israel and the USA. She has been a frequent contributor to the New York Daily News for the last several years, specializing in Latino culture. She writes her On Being Jewish and Latina Blog.