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Lone Wolf for a Good Cause?

I encountered a small statue in a garden on a walking tour of Konstanz, Germany. Our guide explained the significance; this was a bust of...

Two Emmas

When I heard the name Emma Lazarus at a Holocaust remembrance program in Frankfurt, Germany, I immediately thought of the Jewish/American...

Where are the Descendents?

9.5 million—a statistic I found with a Google search, referring to the Jewish population of Europe before the Nazis took power....

Nike Shoes

The front page of today's Washington Post has a picture of a little girl carrying a Nike shoe box out of the rubble of the mobile home...

NO, WE CAN'T GET OVER IT

Words do matter; human beings use the spoken word to communicate, accomplish, negotiate, plead, request, and comment. Words change person...

GOOD NEWS IS BAD NEWS

No one wants good news. Put another way, major media do not broadcast positive stories. I hold in my hand, three handouts from the J...

ARE YOU AWAKE?

Woke Antisemitism is the title of a new book written by David L. Bernstein, a long time professional in Jewish public affairs. I have...

TO BE PROUD IS POSITIVE POWER

Since my college days, I have been proud to be a Jew and explain our traditions to non Jews. For the most part, my listeners were...

A RECITAL

Ah, the music and dance school recital, a twice yearly event in most American cities. Countless, piano, voice, and dance teachers present...

STATELESS

Stateless--last time I wrote about the subject, I looked back in history. I explained that my family, specifically my mother and her...

My Extraordinary Daughter

Normally, I do not watch movies or t.v. shows about characters on the Autism Spectrum. It is a situation of knowing too much about a...

Wandering Jew in Germany

The older man in an overcoat and hat, trudging along--that is what I imagine. Or the purplish plant that grows quickly and easily. But...

JEWS IN SMALL PLACES

Periodically, one hears or reads about a small Jewish community in a location not typically associated with Jews—in Uganda, Turkey,...

YOU SAID WHAT--GERMAN CITIZENSHIP?

Being a second-generation survivor* or a 2G'er has been a journey. Long before I heard the term, I knew I was one. For as long as I can...

War in 2022

At dinner in a lovely restaurant, I remarked to friends, "soon there will be a civil war." One of the friends responded, "we are in a...

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