Devorah Goldstein shares her inspiring journey from being abandoned in China to being adopted by a Jewish couple and embracing Orthodox Judaism.
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but he like totally turned around cuz he's like this is like so weird and he saw behind him on a bench was something that looked like a red rag so he went closer to investigate and he saw that it wasn't really a red rag but it was a red silk jacket and in the red silk jacket was a newborn baby like a couple of hours old the umbilical cord was still attached there was still that newborn film and attached to the jacket was a note that said May whoever find this baby May health happiness and Fortune find your way so that baby was me and my father father y the Goldstein saw a little Chinese baby by herself left with no one there they had a choice leave her and let the Chinese government take her or adopt her and change her life and their Jewish lives forever this is the story how one act changed Generations this episode is in memory of Miram Saras Yakov mosha and shim and David bakov this episode is powered by bipping the top software company in the world twillery the makers of the coolest pun intended clothes of the coolest pun intended clothes paid the ultimate way to cash in on your points and of course Chicago the best way to help Chicago people in need and win a Tesla here we go I'm yakob ler and you're listening to inspiration for the nation okay long time planning this very long time Mrs dvor Goldstein thank you so much for being here a lot to ask you but could you take us back to before you could remember where you're from and kind of
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- 31:10know it's funny because when I hear these names out there now like RAB dly you…
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