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Janet Muchnik is former Village Manager of Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Commentary, Elections, Park Forest, Politics

From A Jewish American: Crying And Fearful After The Presidential Election

by Janet R. Muchnik on November 11, 2016

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Janet Muchnik crying — Janet Muchnik is former Village Manager of Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

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By Janet Muchnik

I can not stop crying. And the nagging fear that was always at the back of my mind is smacking me in the face.

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WE have been here before.

WE come from a people who moved through history always seeking if not a welcoming home, then a tolerant one.

The Crusades ethnically cleansed us on their path to the Holy…