Imagine what this eve of Yom Kippur must have felt like in Buchenwald The vow taken that night … whether sung in the original Aramaic or translated into any of the languages spoken in the camp … is called “Kol Nidre.” The vow, wherever recited, would have been the same: A[...]
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Buchenwald 77: A plea to my sibs on Yom Kippur …”there may be no one left to tell their story.”
Imagine what this eve of Yom Kippur must have felt like in Buchenwald The vow taken that night … whether sung in the original Aramaic or translated into any of the languages spoken in the camp … is called “Kol Nidre.” The vow, wherever recited, would have been the same: A[...]
Sunday Revelations: The day after Yom Kippur .. and the Schwartz Family Feud
This is the 22nd post about Yom Kippur since The Ave began. Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the last day of a period of eight days called the days of awe .. starting with the Jewish New Year .. Rosh Hoshana and end of eight days, a period where Jews are supposed to reflect on […][...]
FACEBOOK Censors the Holocaust
I woke up this AM to find a message from Facebook that the original version of this post hads been censored because of “nudity.” I am reposting it with a link to the original .. just click here. Or you can read the original text below. Imagine what this eve of Yom Kippur must have [&[...]
BUCHENWALD 63: Honoring My Father on Holocaust Memorial Day. Tags!
Help me honor a Jewish hero. This is the sixty third entry in a series I have written about my father’s amazing photographs taken inside Buchenwald. I am posting this to Facebook and would greatly appreciate any support or ideas about how to get these materials into the public domain. It i[...]
Buchenwald 56. Living Danish Heroes at Rosh Hashanah … Teshuvah
As we approach Yom Kippur 5775 (2014 CE), today marks nearly the fiftieth essay in my Buchenwald series. This essay is posted during one of the ten days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, days each Jew is supposed to spend thinking about how to be a better person …a process called &[...]
A Message from Einstein For My Brother:
Are you a Jew? Hugh, You wrote a pretty nasty email about Jewish atheists. You were especially mean spirited by attacking my role when Havi and Hillel, my own children, were first called to read the Jewish law, the Torah,. Your daughter will, as I understand, do the same thing next month.�[...]
Endless Labor Day for American Jews and a Rare Thanksgivukkah!
As As 5774 starts, this year is unique. American Jews get a once in a century super long Labor Day. Hannukah starts on Thanksgiving It has has never occurred in our lifetimes and won’t ever again. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hannukah came this early was 1899 and the next time will be 2089. Chaba[...]
A Sad Story In the Week Between Rosha Hashana and Yom Kippur
Sadly I was not to be in my family home for much of the following five decades. and was unaware that my career had caused a huge problem for Hugh’s ego. For example, while he has manufactured memories for his time in secondary school, by the time he entered Boston Latin School (my a[...]