Ursula’s first quilt created for her grandchildren | Mosbach, Germany What does the ancient art of quilting have to do with current filmmaking? Quilting began as a necessity from poverty and the need for warmth and community, today it is valued as an art form, whether...
Vladimir Putin speaking at WW2 Memorial service, 24 August, 2023 in Russia. | Photo source: Gavriil Grigorov/EPA, via Shutterstock This week inescapable headline images splash across media platforms and I think about power… What is it? Who has it? I remember Moses who...
The Search What is your life?…you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. James 4:14 My mother, Amalie, and her three sisters, Hanna, Dora and Elisabeth Schneider, all vanished. As the sole survivor of the immediate Schneider family, ...
A Phoenix Sunrise I wake up early and glance out of the window, suddenly alert, the melody and words of an old hymn flood my mind. When morning gilds the skies My heart awakening cries… And then I lift my iPhone and record the joy to share with Instagram friends....
Köln Deutz Bahnhof, An old postcard | Source: ansichtskartenversand Sometimes the past seems shadowy, unreal, disconnected to the present. Last October I landed with both feet on solid ground back at the place where I began. We were in Germany to film my story,...
Replica of the Western Wall, Jerusalem with paper prayers at Congregation Beth Israel, Scottsdale After sharing my story on a Zoom call with a group in Texas, during question time I was asked, “Why haven’t you moved to Israel?” In the immediacy of that public moment,...
We came to Phoenix in 1992 and have lived in the same home for 31 years, longer than anywhere else. If you check our location on Google maps, you will find our house located at the spot where two lines of a T meet. When cars exit the main street, they face our home...
Source: pixabay.com Excuse Me, Can You Give Me Directions? Seriously, how am I to think? What can I do in the midst of international and local disasters… wars, famine, cruelty, explosions of violence, division, hatred, contempt, murder? My ancestors searched for...
“Remember This” promotional photo | Sourced from Google A week ago I started to watch a one man show, a documentary on PBS based on the book Karski. How One Man Tried to Stop the Holocaust. Karski. How one man tried to stop the Holocaust. The actor, the...
What’s the best way to celebrate when you hear your family roots go back to Abraham and Sarah? We join the long line at a new pop-up, Little Pickle, a modern Jewish deli hid in the shadows cast by tall gleaming towers. Temporary location but offering bagels flown in...
