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Irina Zavina-Tare

Irina Zavina-Tare

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The Piece of Paper That Changed My Life

The Piece of Paper That Changed My Life

Every Fourth of July, I find myself thinking about a document that sits quietly in a drawer in my home. My Certificate of Naturalization. To most...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Irina Zavina-Tare

Two Suitcases and the American Dream

Thirty-four years ago, I stood in the Moscow airport with my parents and two suitcases. Just a few months earlier, the Soviet Union had collapsed. The...

14.03.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Irina Zavina-Tare

What Are We Actually Debating Anymore?

How modern debates quietly become permission structures I had stepped away from writing for a while. Not because there was nothing happening in the...

05.03.2026 90

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Irina Zavina-Tare

This Is a Maccabee Moment

17.12.2025 90

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Irina Zavina-Tare

The Mirage of Knowledge and the War on Freedom

14.09.2025 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Irina Zavina-Tare

The Moment New York Crossed a Line

30.06.2025 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Irina Zavina-Tare