Monthly Archives: September 2011
What Really Happened That Day
by Rick Black (Arlington, VA) At Dunkin’ Donuts, I sip my coffee, bite into a chocolate- frosted donut and mull over your fate. Would you like a taste, Isaac? I know: everything falls this time of year– acorns, leaves, even … Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry, poetry
I Never Asked
by Natalie Zellat Dyen (Huntingdon Valley, PA ) My bubba taught me to knit European style, yarn on the left. What hands had guided her hands, Which now guided mine? I never thanked her for that gift. Or for filling … Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry, Family history, history
Reunion in Oswego
by Ellen Norman Stern (Willow Grove, PA) Late summer of 1945. The war was finally over. It was a strange time, an unreal time. True, Germany had been defeated. There would be no more casualties among the sons of friends. … Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry, European Jewry, German Jewry, Jewish identity
What’s God’s Name?
by Jennifer Singer (Sarasota, FL) When someone says “I don’t believe in God” the obvious question is, “Which God don’t you believe in?” Often the answer is a third grade version, something like, “a guy sitting in the clouds with … Continue reading
