Israel on Its Birthday

However, Epstein said there is a difference between younger and older generations within Israel -- the youth sometimes take the country for granted. "I'm too young to feel like I'm being persecuted all the time," she said. "Too young to feel the impact of the Holocaust, the wars every other decade.

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"For me, it's natural we have a state. I was born and raised here," Epstein said. "I think that's a mentality in Israel that only someone in my generation or younger could feel."