Monthly Archives: November 2010
Shammas: The One that Lights the Others
by Janet Ruth Falon (Elkins Park, PA) The one that lights the others leads them out from darkness. It must be fully on fire itself, first, before performing its feat of illumination. It has to stand tall and withstand the … Continue reading
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Ambassadors
By Susan L. Lipson (Poway, CA) You may be the first Jew— The first they’ve ever seen in person. You may be the only Jew— The only Jew to whom they’ve ever spoken. You may be the one Jew— The … Continue reading
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My Grandmother’s Kitchen
By Ferida Wolff (Cherry Hill, NJ) My grandmother’s kitchen smelled of allspice and cloves, hot frying oil, pungent sour salad all mixed up with summer heat and years of family dinners. Give me the recipes, Grandma, I begged as I … Continue reading
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On Transmitting Family Trauma to the Next Generation
by Suzanna Eibuszyc (Calabasas, CA) It is said that in every survivor’s family, one child is unconsciously chosen to be a ‘memorial candle,’ to carry on the mourning and to dedicate his or her life to the memory of the … Continue reading
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These Words Are Not Written
by Natalie Zellat Dyen (Huntingdon Valley, PA ) Sarah waited by the mountain. Where the man with the knife had taken the boy. Sarah worried. These words are not written. But we know they are true. Sarah waited for the … Continue reading
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