Rebecca Rosman

Rebecca Rosman is a freelance journalist based in Paris. Her stories have sent her to Cuba, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Israel and all over Europe. She is originally from Chicago.

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Jobs

These trash pickers used to have miserable jobs. Now they run their own recycling cooperative.

The World

April 20, 2017

Fifteen million people around the world have perhaps the worst job imaginable: scavenging junk from the world's dumps. But in Morocco, a group of trash pickers has made the transition to well-paid employees of a new recycling center. And they hope it's an example others can follow.

Religion

Why some French Jewish parents are taking their kids out of public schools

The World

March 15, 2017

There have been growing fears among Jews in France since high-profile anti-Semitic attacks in 2015 and 2016. Now some Jewish parents say they're worried about anti-Semitism in French public schools.

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