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Sonja Garelick's avatar

Twin sister correction: The writer originally published she puts these items on the top shelf in her closet because she feels too bad giving them away. We kindly ask to update that the writer really pawns these items off to her sister because she feels 2x as bad giving them away and now has crates and cases full of photos, papers and ugly martini artwork stored throughout her house.

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Nicole Garelick's avatar

Coming next week to the Performance Plan: What it's like to really have a twin...AKA someone who is always checking you

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Pam B's avatar

We have an extra large family portrait (the only ones who look good are my brother and our late dog). Every time I visit my parents I wonder what the hell I'm going to do with it when the time comes...

On a serious note, there is/was a small local Minneapolis organization that takes Judaica to give to people that need things. I gave to them years ago but don't remember the name. Maybe ask a synagogue?

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Nicole Garelick's avatar

I actually love my Yad and am keeping that one. :)

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Alana Prant's avatar

Love this ! The yad! I’m sure my parents still have mine . They recently mailed my sister who lives in a one bedroom in NYC a giant box

of her judaica and couldn’t understand why she was mad

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Nicole Garelick's avatar

That’s so mean

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Kerry On's avatar

This is so incredibly relatable, especially as I just cleaned out my childhood home and unearthed almost all the same stuff!

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Melody Gilbert's avatar

this sounds very familiar hahaha

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Allegra Ben-Amotz's avatar

It’s the cavity tooth for me

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Nicole Garelick's avatar

do you want me to send it to you? you could put it on a necklace. the string can fit through the cavity hole. Think of it like our best friend necklace.

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Ariane Anusbigian's avatar

Idk sounds like lots of valuables to me

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Nicole Garelick's avatar

do you want me to send you some?

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Ariane Anusbigian's avatar

Maybe the extra large portraits would look good in my kids’ rooms?

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Kathie's avatar

I’m ALWAYS trying to give my kids their attic treasures. Kelley and Bryan are OK with them sometimes. Kaity is a definite NO She always tells me to just throw them away but as a parent it is so very hard 😂

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