(JTA) — A 12-year-old girl with a degenerative brain malformation celebrated her bat mitzvah at the Los Angeles hospital where she has spent most of her life. Numa Beron was born with lissencephaly, which has left her unable to stand or speak. She was given three years to live,… Read more »
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