The Wandering Jew: V-Day 67 Years Later
As the world inches towards global conflict, the day which should remind us of what evil and goodness we are capable, is passed by – largely ignored.
Author Archive for Alexander Tolchinsky
Alexander Tolchinsky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and immigrated to Minnesota 1989 at the age of 7. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the U of M, and an M.S. in Education from Fordham University. A wanderer by nature, Alexander has worked in a number of industries, including: Sales, Marketing, Finance, Entertainment, Photography and Health; he has traveled to many parts of the world and most of the United States, including a 9500 mile cross continent trek on his motorcycle. Recently he spent 2 years teaching high school English to new immigrants in New York City, and is now working on his first book as well as translating two primary holocaust documents. He lives nowhere and everywhere, but you can contact him anytime at: steelhorsenyc@gmail.com.
The Seed of Israel’s Destruction: The Right of Return
What happens when borders are drawn arbitrarily? The Palestinians’ Right of Return as a symptom of military and political inattention, and its repercussions.
Apr 24, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: Considering 4000 Years in 2 Moments
From Tsfat to the Kotel: A reflection on our survival, in preparation for Hebron, Bethlehem, another Jerusalem and the future of Israel.
Apr 03, 2012 | 5 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: Israel in Abstraction and Reflection
The draw and fear of Aliyah. The problems and undeniable gifts of Israel. What can the greater picture mean to a single, wandering Jew?
Mar 19, 2012 | 2 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: Re-Living The Siege of Leningrad
I am translating my grandmother’s diary from the siege of Leningrad. I see her words, fading on yellowed crumpling paper, smeared with tears, and letters that were mangled by a shacking hand. I see her as she weaves between the realities of her mind and those of the world outside.
Dec 28, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: Adventures in Glacier, Part III: My Dance with Death
After 2 days of backcountry hiking in one of the most glorious places on earth, battling grizzlies and angry moose, I find myself in a struggle altogether more dangerous and difficult: my own mind.
Nov 25, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
A Little Yiddishkeit With The Frumkisses at the Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair
A bitsl of drama with Michael Wex’s “The Frumkiss Family Business.” Read the review, and hear the author speak on Saturday at the Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair’s Closing Event.
Nov 16, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: Adventures in Glacier, Part Two: Of Moose and Bear
Nature’s palace can quickly turn into a gauntlet, with multi-ton beasts serving as examiners of one’s will and determination to survive.
Nov 09, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: Adventures in Glacier National Park, Part I
Glacier National Park: Beauty beyond comprehension; true wilderness with all the glories of it’s peaks and Huckleberries, and the dangers of it’s wilder inhabitants. In the course of 3 days I would face death as many times, but each time the Great Mother would be on my side.
Nov 02, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
A Few Words With Award-Winning Writer David Bezmozgis, TC Jewish Book Fair Featured Author
I did not read David’s new book “The Free World” – I inhaled it! David will be at the Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair on Tuesday, October 25th. Read my interview with him, and then meet me at the Book Fair on the 25th!
Oct 21, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: The Road to Shul
From lonesome wandering to the hearth of tradition and community, and back again.
Oct 10, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The Wandering Jew: On the Road, Realizations and Our Own Truth
Thoughts from the road and observation that could only come after having been removed from society for some time.
Sep 30, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Introducing The Wandering Jew
My journey begins by traversing 6,700 miles across Canada and the U.S. on my Honda Magna VF-750 motorcycle.
