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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Billie Tekel Elias

I grew up in Philadelphia.  My mother and her parents were born there, too.  My dad?  His parents met in this country after arriving at Ellis Island and took up residency on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.  That’s why … Continue reading →

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