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
I began keeping Shabbat fully, Shomer Shabbat, just last year . . . Read More
Reading and travel are two of the greatest pleasures in life. The chance to combine the two is a dream come true Read More
Jewcy explores the diverse backgrounds and experiences of being a Jew, queer; and for some, having a non-traditional gender identity. Read More
Yesterday my 87-year-old mother and I spent the afternoon taking down Hamas posters. Read More
