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  • From an Empty Hospital Corridor to a Loving OHEL Foster Home

    On a cold winter evening in December 2007, the telephone rang at the Jacobs family home. It was OHEL. A Jewish baby had been abandoned at birth and OHEL needed a warm and loving foster family for baby Monica. Without hesitation the Jacobs agreed and within hours Monica was welcomed into a loving home.
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  • At 5 Years Old I was Removed From a Broken Home

    I sometimes have to pinch myself to make sure that I am not dreaming. Today, blessed with so much, and a beautiful family of my own, it is hard to believe those early years when I was removed from a broken home, and placed into foster care.
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