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
If I could be at my grandparents’ house on a Friday before dusk I could watch my grandmother light the Sabbath candles. Read More
Throughout our history, we have experienced plenty of hardship, but we have flourished and thrived, and we will again. Read More
In a village near the Zuider Zee we visited a tulip farm where acres of cut tulips were piled in heaps — luminous purple, blue, orange, crimson, yellow, green–like splendid dead parrots. Read More
It is feeling isolated and afraid , yet more determined and united than ever. Read More
Even though his name is spoken often in my family of origin, none of us has ever met Ezekiel Coloneo. He died in 1753. Read More
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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…
So beautifully written and comprehensive, covering the hills and dales of the past 12 months, where we have felt the…
Linda, congratulations on a magnificent, heart-wrenching book that had me reading non-stop start to finish. The Holocaust was an incredible…