The Swastika Tattoo
By Rabbi Barbara Aiello “It’s always a good day when my grandson comes to visit!” Lillian’s smile said it all as she gave a quick wave to her friends. “I’ve got to rush. Kyle loves kugel so I’m making it for him and his friend, Joe.” Lillian got to work and just like...
NEW! Paddington Bear Inspired by Jewish Refugee Children
The year was 1958 when war-weary Britain first met the character that became the beloved Paddington Bear. In that very first book author Michael Bond (z”l) introduced children and adults to a lonely bear that had just arrived in Paddington Station, wearing a sign...
At the Ferramonti Concentration Camp -Three Synagogues, High Holy Days and Bed Sheet Brides
A wedding gown fashioned from a bed sheet and a veil crafted from mosquito netting – these were shared among the 24 Jewish brides who married under the chuppah in, of all places, a WW II Concentration Camp. It happened in southern Italy at the Ferramonti...
The Holocaust’s Official Beginning Compels the Story of an Extraordinary Man
It was November 9 and 10, 1938 when the streets of major German cities were covered with sparkling shards of glass, but unbeknownst to the world, those pieces were the initial testimony to the unspeakable Nazi horror yet to come. Officials did nothing while Jewish...
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