Tag Archives: bar mitzvah
The Tapestry of Self
by Donna Swarthout (Berlin, Germany) The tapestry of my life has always had loose threads, strands that stick out in different directions and seem unlikely candidates for a fine woven print. Sometimes I tuck one of those threads away and … Continue reading →
Filed under American Jewry, German Jewry, Jewish identity
Tagged as bar mitzvah, Holocaust, post-Holocaust, second generation
Growing Up Jewish
An Interview with David B. Black (Yardley, PA) (interviewed by Rick Black) Port Chester, NY was a small town, especially the Jewish community. We went to shul on Lake Street, then on Willett Avenue, and in the Jewish Center. In … Continue reading →
Filed under American Jewry, Jewish identity
Tagged as bar mitzvah, coming of age, teenage years
