Zaidy’s War is the life-story of my grandfather, centered tightly around the events of WWII and his constant struggle between his Jewish identity and survival. My grandfather’s story involves serving four armies under wildly unique circumstances, being present for both the largest land invasion in human history and the final battle of WWII, avoiding cannibalism […]
Over the weekend, Anne Frank began trending on Twitter and for the worst reason imaginable: “Anne Frank had white privilege,” began one tweet. “Bad things happen to people with white privilege also but don’t tell the whites that.” “Yes, all white people are safe,” said another Twitter user. “No one is saying the Nazis didn’t […]
The world knows me as Amy Guttmann. It’s the name I use professionally as a neurodevelopmental therapist. It’s the name that appears in papers, articles and journals. While I’ve built a successful, thriving business as Amy, I’m writing this article as Friedy — my Jewish name — the one I go by personally. I’m a […]
Seventy seven years might be a long time, but the memory of kindness lasts forever. As we commemorate the Holocaust on Yom Hashoah, we also take the time to recognize those who risked their own lives to save Jews during WWII. From the Depths, an organization that works with Holocaust survivors, has an additional branch […]
Jews are a race! The Holocaust was about racism! Whoopi Goldberg was wrong and must be corrected. Jews are not a race! Zionism is not racism! The UN has been wrong, and so is Amnesty International. Can we have it both ways? Can both positions been true? Over the last week, many commenters have pointed […]
The Broadway musical, Come From Away, features a Chabad Rabbi who was a spiritual guide to passengers in a plane that was diverted on 9/11. More than four years after the show debuted, the actor who plays the rabbi met his muse! Come From Away tells the true story of 7,000 passengers who unexpectedly landed in Gander, […]
