A Peek Under The Shpitzl
פאנטאזיעס פון ישעי’ געצעלע דער שכן… אונטער דיין שפיצעלע וויל איך געבן א קיצעלע עס...
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א גרוס פון יענע וועלט
די אויגן לעפלעך ס’קלעבט די געדאנקען אין א פארוואגלט ארט שוועבט דאס גוף צום בעטל צוגענאגלט מיט ברויזנדע טרוימען באהאגלט ס’חלומט זיך א חלום פון די וועלט א כוואליע אין קאפ זיך געשטעלט וואלן ס’רוישט,...
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A refuge for refugees
A concengtragtion camp that sheltered Jews from asll over Europe.
I asked an Italian journalist from Calabria to write up this article for Yom Hashoa. Here is the story she sent in.
Ferramonti Camp: a history of peaceful coexistence in Calabria, during the Second World War.
By Aurelia Zucaro
June 1940. Calabria, province of Cosenza, in the very south of Italy, far from the real political and economic decisions of the country, stood the Ferramonti di Tarsia: the first and largest internment camp for foreign Jews in Italy.
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A new play in yinglish by Melissa Weisz and Malky Goldman
Melissa and Malky talk about the journey they took in creating this important drama about one woman’s struggle for the right to reunite with her children.By forcing the women in her family to face their demons she gives them the courage and resolve to stand up for the rights of women within the Chasidic community.
Interview with Yiddish/Chasidish Guru Eli Rosen
“As a corporate lawyer stuck in an unhappy and unfulfilling environment, I felt that my creative soul was dying. David believed in me and gave me my first break. And my second. And my third. And then a funny thing happened—I...
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Bubbe Maises באבע מעשות
August 7, 2019
My grandmother was a child of war and terror. As a young child in 1940’s Jerusalem, first under Ottoman Rule, then under the British Mandate she was kept indoors and hidden from sight. She was my great-grandmother’s miracle baby and my great-grandparents did everything in their power to keep her safe and fed.
The Six Feet Between Us
I would drink in your giggles, noticing how your mouth closes mid-smile.
I would change my plans if you were coming over.
I would get that shirt you like pressed for our night out.
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