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October 12th, 2016 - 12:01 am § in Misc.

REPOST FROM 2015: Buchenwald on Yom Kippur

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[...]

September 22nd, 2015 - 12:07 am § in Misc.

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[...]

October 5th, 2014 - 1:25 am § in Hypocrisy, Religion

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 […][...]

January 1st, 1942 - 10:34 am § in Hypocrisy, Misc.

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[...]

September 26th, 2015 - 5:38 am § in Misc.

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 [&[...]

January 27th, 2015 - 4:04 pm § in Hypocrisy

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[...]

October 1st, 2014 - 2:19 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Jews

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 &[...]

September 16th, 2013 - 12:15 am § in Hypocrisy, Religion

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.�[...]

September 3rd, 2013 - 7:55 am § in America, Jews, The Ave Scene

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[...]