holocaust survivors

Holocaust Remembrance: Particular or Universal?

This evening begins Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day set aside to remember the experience of the ...

Writing About The Holocaust

It was a day like any other. I was absorbed in the details of my life, answering an overflowing stack ...

Bringing to Light Quiet Heroism

I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to tell this very dramatic, and heretofore almost completely unknown, Holocaust rescue ...

The Walking Jewish Exhibitionists

A few weeks ago I was asked to give a keynote address at a middle school. My ever-proud Jewish mother ...

Deciding to Forgo Research

One of the great pleasures of writing for me is researching historical events and details that help me understand and ...

Passport to Citizenship

I always have a valid passport. I keep it within easy access and I know just where it is, and ...