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
Nonno Betta, Umberto’s 93-year-old mother who lived above the shop and founded the restaurant, was herself a survivor. Read More
Step by step, I came to understand myself better, to connect more deeply with the spiritual rhythms of my life. Read More
Saturday night. My husband returned from shul and tried to turn the key in the lock —the same key he had used earlier in the day. But the key would not turn. Read More
What is an image? How does art therapy work? What is “the process?” Does it matter? Read More
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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.
Lovely…
Thank you, Leslie, for your very honest piece. It was bitter-sweet for me… Sadly I lost my own Hungarian grandparents…
Well done really enjoyed your article. Keep going to art therapy
Bravo Atida. Fabulous and meaningful article. We’re all in this together. If we become Upstanders like Eli Wiesel said to…
Excellent article… Sadly , I thank you
Thank you Ozzie for this beautiful passage. I am inspired by plants, particularly those in my garden. Thank you for…
Thank you for this beautiful piece of writing, Ozzie. I am a volunteer reader in a Jewish Aged Care home…
I love your bunions, crooked toes, and all. You are my sister and I will always love you even though…