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
Reading and travel are two of the greatest pleasures in life. The chance to combine the two is a dream come true Read More
One cannot begin to imagine what these young concert goers went through when they realised that they were being chased and gunned down by terrorists. Read More
On day 1 of my admission, my room in the psych ward, felt like a cage. I was scared to sit in it. Impossible, messy, wild of objects and unwashed clothes. Read More
Israel and Hamas, like the monsters in the painting, point fingers at each other, and each blames the other for the terrible situation. Read More
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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…
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