-
Our differences are what unite us,Like colors blending in the sky,Each shade distinct—yet intertwined,Creating beauty, bright and high. A patchwork quilt, each stitch unique,Woven from threads of every hue,Our stories dance, our voices speak,Together strong, together true. For in the contrast, we find light,In every curve, a shared design,A melody of wrong and right,Each note…
-
A thousand lenses, thick with dust,lie tangled in a heap of rust,frames twisted like the lives they bore,left broken there upon the floor. Each pair once rested on a nose,brought blurred lives close and clear;each bridge and temple bent and worn,a testament to seeing here. Round, thin, and wire-bound,child-sized frames to old, stout rims—each one…
-
“A World Without Heroes” is a song by the American rock band KISS, featured on their 1981 concept album Music from “The Elder.” The song stands out for its departure from the band’s traditional hard rock style, leaning more toward a ballad with softer and more emotional tones. It was co-written by band members Paul…
-
It is hard to fathom what this man must have felt doing the sport he loved, whilst he was imprisoned in Auschwitz.Every match he boxed was literally a match to the death for either him or his opponent. Salamo Arouch (January 1, 1923 – April 26, 2009) was a Jewish Greek boxer, the Middleweight Champion…
-
This is something that always intrigued me. How many serial killers were there during WWII and got away with it because they joined the various death squads? Where they could kill authorized by the Nazi regime, and indeed the regimes of the other axis nations. And what differentiated those who were captured and brought to…
-
If I could turn back time, would I bring my lost loved ones back to life?Or would I, in doing so, only return them to more pain and suffering? If I could turn back time, would I revisit the place where I first met my wife?Would she still be there, smiling the same way?How different…
-
David Friedmann’s story is not just a story of dealing with the horrors of the Holocaust but also a story of a second chance and hopes despite immense grief and hardships. The artist David Friedmann was born in Mährisch Ostrau, Austria (now Ostrava, Czech Republic), but moved to Berlin in 1911. In 1944, Friedman was…
-
(Repost from October 18, 2023, reposting this because reportedly one of the terrorists is being released as part of the cease fire agreement)) This is my interview with Tal Hartuv, an artist who also serves as a guide and educator with Yad Vashem. In 2010, she endured a horrific attack by two Hamas terrorists disguised…
-
A question people often ask me is “Why did so many Germans believe Hitler and the NSDAP?” Hitler did not keep his hate for Jews and other groups he deemed unworthy a secret. In fact he wrote about it in Mein Kampf and other political publications.So why did so many Germans endorse him and his…