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Yiddish: The Biography of a Language
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The Surprising Power of Family Meals
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grandmother hiker
Grandma Hikes the Appalachian Trail
December 14, 2016
More than 60 years ago, in 1954, Emma Gatewood, a 66-year-old grandmother, equipped with sneakers, a blanket, and a plastic…