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How This Start-Up Raised Its Median Donations by 80%

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How This Start-Up Raised Its Median Donations by 80%

A start-up used the Hebrew word “chai” and its numerical match, 18, to bump up giving amounts. What magic number would do the same for you?

By Ron Lieber

Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84

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Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84

An intense and uncompromising player, he made music that one critic said was more about “motion and spirit” than tonal centers, rhythms and melodies.

By Andrey Henkin

Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust Survivor and Scholar, Dies at 92

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Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust Survivor and Scholar, Dies at 92

She wrote about heroic Jewish resisters in her book “Defiance,” which was later made into a film starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber.

By Richard Sandomir

In Istanbul, Tombs of Religious Figures Still Draw Pilgrims

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In Istanbul, Tombs of Religious Figures Still Draw Pilgrims

Turkey’s largest city is dotted with the tombs of religious figures, where pilgrims seek divine intervention. “When you ask for something from God, those who are beloved by God can be a go-between.”

By Ben Hubbard Gulsin Harman and Ivor Prickett