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Losing my profession / Sarit Chen-Yadegar, matchmaker

Since the dawn of humanity we have been calling upon all manner of witches and soothsayers and coffee-ground readers for assistance. And some of those practitioners are better known today as matchmakers.

By Amalia Rosenblum | 03:22 15.09.12 |

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The path to the office of matchmaker Sarit Chen-Yadegar goes past a bridal shop. For a minute I can’t find the office, but I am too embarrassed to ask, lest someone think that I am seeking a match. Afterward, I am embarrassed that I was so sensitive about that.

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