Amazing Grace In the White House?

Amazing Grace In the White House?

Another blog about seeing. I open my iPad and the headline lures me in but it disappears before I can click and is instantly replaced by other filtered stories. Curiosity peaked, I Google,  Amazing Grace in the White House,  and immediately two articles appear.  Fox...
Do You See What I See?

Do You See What I See?

Leni Riefenstahl Filming, 1936 | Source: Wikipedia Source: Jarould (Public domain) Leni Riefenstahl was Hitler’s favorite film maker. Multi talented, director, producer, writer, editor, photographer, even starring in her own drama, Tiefland, (Lowlands). Film Poster |...
A Tale of 2 Families

A Tale of 2 Families

2 Advertisements The Tellers and the Zacks were good friends, well known,  respected citizens with thriving businesses in the center of Gemünd, a small market town, in the Eifel region, Germany. The Tellers made and sold hats. To go out in public hatless was...
Through The Unknown Remembered Gate

Through The Unknown Remembered Gate

“The Parting”  | Collage created in Germany, 2012 We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to...
Yesterday at Yad Vashem

Yesterday at Yad Vashem

Amy at the Memorial for the Deportees, Yad Vashem | 23 January 2025 We, who are singed by the burning, mark the liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January, 1945. Yesterday, at the request of the team filming my story, Bobby Lax and David Zarif film an interview with Dr....
It’s True!

It’s True!

I was number 8814 It really did happen. Sometimes while watching a  documentary about ancient  history I see an archaeologist kneeling on dusty ground in a barren landscape, intent, patiently scraping rocks  with a little trowel, gently brushing away the soil. I am...
The Backstory

The Backstory

“The Leaving” by Laura Nathan, textile artist We respond to events through the filter of our life experiences, and our perception of reality. One year ago, on October 7 in Israel, Jews were killed, tortured, taken hostage, men and women, young and old,...
Unaware

Unaware

Gemünd, Eifel (Luftkurort) We walked back from the synagogue, my father and I, along Mühlengasse, over the bridge and on to Dreibornerstrasse. We climbed the stairs to our front door and breathed in the smell of spices and apple cake.  I took for granted the peace and...
What’s Going On?

What’s Going On?

Thirsty for Knowledge. Who Are My Teachers? My reading, listening and watching habits are a little odd.  I’m not looking for  entertainment or distraction, an escape from real life. I’m seeking answers to questions. Sometimes I watch too much news but often I hit the...
Kintsugi

Kintsugi

Photo by Marco Montalti | Shutterstock The Art of Healing Last month, Hannah Dailey came to our home. She was in Phoenix to interview local Holocaust survivors for the National World War 2 Museum in New Orleans.  I looked up from my low chair angled before the packed...