A Season Of Remembering
On Passover, along with Yom Hashoah and Yom Hazikaron we tell our families and friends to never forget our tragic pasts.
Still My Terror, Not His
“I swallowed down the bit of vomit that had landed in my mouth, and managing a casual tone said, ‘You’re reading Number the Stars?'”
Today We Remember The Shoah
Every year I write something new because every year it feels like a perversion to just post what I have said before. It would mean that I did not take the time to think, to make an effort, an observation, to relate to that which, like anything else in history, can so easily, bust must never, be forgotten.
We Remember…
Yom Hashoah, 5773. 68 years after the end of World War Two. Today we remember all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. May their memories be a blessing.
In Joshua's Shoes: The National Holidays
From remembrance and mourning to elated celebration. There is nothing quite like the experience of being in Israel for the big three National Holidays.
In Joshua’s Shoes: The National Holidays
From remembrance and mourning to elated celebration. There is nothing quite like the experience of being in Israel for the big three National Holidays.
Minnesota Mammaleh: Teaching Children About the Holocaust
I’m terrified to tell them what this is all about, what’s on my mind, why we are doing this. A long time ago many, many people died in sad, scary ways…
On This Day of Remembrance
Yom HaShoah gives us a chance to reflect and remember both the horrors and the heroes. Here are two ways for you to do so – including a community commemoration tonight at 7pm.
Congressman Ellison Says "Never Again" to Holocaust, Bigotry, Genocide
Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, was this past Sunday, April 11th. We hope you noticed. Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison did.
Minnesota Mamaleh: Against All Odds, My Grandmother’s Story
My Grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. This is her story. I am honored (and humbled) to tell it.
