Chesed Amitie: A true kindness

By David Benjamin Lex / El Inde The line to meet with the Rebbe was as long as ever. Any time Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson would open his doors in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY to receive visitors, hundreds of people from all over the world would gather. Many were neatly dressed head to toe in…

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For the love of a coach

By Brianna Hall / El Inde Four years after graduating high school, a former cheerleader from Sierra Vista, Arizona, discovered what went on behind the competitions, cheer practices, and game days in the life of her coach — and how she persevered despite the challenges she faced.

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Sisters, small business owners and dream chasers

By Isabella Barron / El Inde “Honestly, we’re super close. We’re best friends,” María José Cortés says, giggling. María José has soft facial features, with big brown eyes and dark brown hair and can commonly be seen with a smile on her face. María-Inés, her younger sister, bursts out laughing along with her. Like her…

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Bringing art & music to youth during the pandemic

By Marquies White / El Inde Groundworks, a non-profit art and music community center for youth, has thrived in Tucson since the summer of 2020 despite the pandemic forcing almost all of its activities online. In April 2021, Groundworks held its largest event ever, Creation In Isolation, in collaboration with other art spaces around the city.

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Hoping for love and change

By Gabriela Harrod / El Inde Finding the building is not easy. Upon arriving at the Pima County Juvenile Court Center in Tucson, Arizona, there is a fairly empty parking lot with aggressive, yellow speed bumps. They will make you wince and swear that you were only going five miles per hour. Looping around the…

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