Covid closed down my Israeli dance class permanently so I signed up for ‘Circle Dance’ which offered dances from around the world Read More
I can’t get the images of the three Israeli women hostages who were released over the weekend out of my mind. Read More
At the start of 2023, we decided to celebrate my son’s barmitzvah in Israel the following year. Read More
Ziemba was born in the Lodz Ghetto on September 9, 1942, one day before 13,000 children under ten were to be sent to an extermination camp. Arrangements were made for the infant to be hidden in a garbage truck and smuggled outside the Ghetto where a Christian Polish farmer retrieved him and took him home to be raised as his own. Read More
We usher the year out with a late Chanukah holiday, coinciding closely with Christmas Read More
Zaydee loves horseradish and often tells me that it comes from mixing a horse and a radish, but he can’t fool me. Read More
And speaking about Christmas music, I only learned recently many of the most popular holiday tunes were written by Jews. Read More
I have become like one of Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters trying valiantly to slip an outsized foot into a glass slipper. Read More
I wrote the poem in response to the Holocaust revisionism that crept into life during the pandemic when an appalling first-person essay by Canadian writer Debra Dolan compared the inconveniences of the pandemic to the way Jews must have felt when hiding for their lives in the Holocaust. Read More
Erwin remained in Paris before boarding the ship in Le Havre, France, on August 29, 1938. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. Read More
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Moving, highly creative. I love how this piece encompasses Jews of all ages, from the wild-haired, committed young man to…
What a wonderful inspiring young man.
This article beautifully articulates how we are grappling with our multiple identities. They don’t always align.
Rhonda, Your perspective and heartfelt sentiments encapsulate a moment-in-time that is difficult to process on so many levels. Thank you…
Excellent article, very moving and inspirational.
Hello. I love who you have chosen to be as a person! Youthful, love of learning and giving back. I…
I love your bunions, crooked toes, and all. You are my sister and I will always love you even though…
Linda, congratulations on a magnificent, heart-wrenching book that had me reading non-stop start to finish. The Holocaust was an incredible…
Great story! Israelis tend to gravitate towards locksmithing, right after selling face cream products, at least here in SW Florida.…
I have had occasion to call locksmiths on several occasions and they have all been Israeli. They are good with…
A moving, reflective piece, Lindy, and a fitting tribute to your dad.
I feel like I was stepping where Lindy was hiking and walking in her footsteps in life also. What a…
Thank you so much, Ilana.
I’m deeply grateful, Susan.
Rhonda, I am pleased to share the masthead of JWOW with your heartfelt article about the dilemma Israel faces after…