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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press FAITH - Jewish conversion Portrait of Miriam Taylor-Pirogov - for story on Jewish conversion For Miriam Taylor-Pirogov, the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was an awakening. Raised in the Jewish community — the Kelvin high school student’s mother had converted to Judaism when she was three years old — Taylor-Pirogov, 18, had always appreciated being part of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. “I was never shy about being part of the Jewish community,” she said, noting her father is Christian. “The Jewish community was a gift to me. But I had never converted.” The attack made her think it was time to go all-in. John Longhurst story March 12th, 2025