Nonno Betta, Umberto’s 93-year-old mother who lived above the shop and founded the restaurant, was herself a survivor. 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

The Anne Frank House revealed a photograph of a roundup happening right on our doorstep.  The Diary had gripped me as a child, but that photo chilled my adult heart. Read More

Rebecca wasn’t a hero. She didn’t do anything that you’d normally write about in history books but there was something in her story about trauma, migration, hereditary, survival and healing that felt important.  Read More

As of 2022, 1400 scrolls have been allocated on loan around the  world  As of 2022, almost every Torah has been loaned out to synagogues and museums, including thirty in Australia. Read More