-
Recent Posts
Archives
- December 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
Categories
Meta
Tags
- .
- .
- a
- Anne Frank
- Auschwitz
- Belgian refugees
- camp auschwitz
- children
- civil rights
- commitment for equality
- consequences
- create
- do over
- Dr. King
- Dr. Tina Strobos
- european jews
- extermination camps
- find
- forgiveness
- German Government
- Germany
- health care
- Hitler's Priest
- Holocaust
- human-rights
- Imagination
- jewish immigration
- Jewish traditions
- Josef Goebbels
- Kristallnacht
- Legacy
- Maria Mandel
- Marie Schotte
- minimize
- Nazi Horrors
- ompromise is opremise is based on the old ften promted when situations have reached an impasse/ aThelief is based on the adage that"half a loaf is better than none."However in reality most times both
- one of a kind
- Pavel Friedman
- Pius XII
- polish army
- prisoner of war camps
- Rabbi Wise
- religion
- Righteous Among the Nations
- Roosevelt
- Rush Limbaugh
- Second World War
- Shabbat
- Silence
- Survivor
- that it provides
- Viktor Frankl
- william samelson
- Yad Vashem
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Coming Out
I was reminded yesterday again how small the world is. Jayson Collins a professional basketball player revealed that he is a gay man. His grandmother worked for my in laws years ago and she was intensely proud of Jayson and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The price we pay
We learned again in Boston that there is a price to pay for our way of life. The freedom to congregate, celebrate and have access to major sporting events has long standing tradition in this land. In the midst of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Recovery
Yesterday was a beautiful day in Washington D.C. and as I watched all of the people enjoying the glorious sunshine I thought about the Boston Marathon victims. Many are in the first phase of adapting to a life they could … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Social media
It dawns on me that each one of us can change the world through our own part of social media. It is stunning when you consider all of the people within your network and then expand it to all of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Red and Blue States
We are constantly aware of the differences between red and blue States. Politically through the years there is a plethora of data that suggests we see the world differently based on our location in the states. There are often harsh … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Family
So much time has been spent on the family of the Boston bombers that lost in the shuffle are the family members who at this moment are motivated by love .Some bear the burden of a lost child while others … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Words have consequences
Most people grow up in the real world with some group being the object of a stereotype. I know in my own experience it was painful to experience the consistent “Mafia” image indiscriminately applied to all Italians. I know that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
let’s stick together
It is heartwarming to see the solidarity in America when something like last week’s tragedy occurrs. However, it would be a great tribute to the American spirit that we not revert back to our polarized behavior. Disagreement and diversity are … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
A week later
It is only a week since the awful event that occurred at the Boston marathon but lives have been changed forever. Some have been buried, others are facing years of therapy and adjustment, and all have been changed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Don’t waste your time
To all you losers creating weapons of destruction in your shabby hiding places I think there is a lot you need to know about Americans. We have strong differences of opinions, and you might take comfort in the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment