For the 2022 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, #WeRemember some of the people who created the Ringelblum Archive in the Warsaw ghetto. I learned about Gela Seksztajn, an artist who died in the Holocaust, while reading The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance [...]
This is the tenth post in the 2021 Kindness series. Each month I will make a donation to a different nonprofit and write about the organization. In memory of the lives that were lost and changed forever, the September donation went to the [...]
There are many well-known women whose courage and determination are inspirational. For this year’s International Women’s Day (May 8), I thought it would be cool to write about some inspirational women you may not know. They include a sixteen year old who rode more miles than [...]
This post was written in September 2015 and then updated in late 2017 after the Wende Museum moved to its new location in Culver City. Cold War History Museum in Los Angeles One of my favorite places to stop during a walk with [...]
I am really into history and travel, and whenever possible, I combine the two. One historical period that particularly captures my attention is World War II and the Holocaust, probably because I am Jewish. I have visited historical World War II sites, like the D-Day [...]
If you could travel back in time and observe history, where would you go and what would you see? Last night I found myself daydreaming as I relaxed in the backyard by the fire… There was a cool breeze and the stars shined bright… I [...]
