What happens when the pillar holding up the structure begins to wobble? And the walls that had lost their prop fall to the floor? The building that had appeared to be solid now topples, breaking into smithereens. The Berger* family was such a structure. Mr. Berger was the strong parent whom everyone leaned upon. His …
If you’re like most people, your mental wastebasket is filled with great ideas that didn’t happen. You meant to get to it. You really did. But ‘life’ got in the way. Things were busy that month and it fizzled and died. Maybe someone else could have done it but offhand you didn’t know anyone to …
The following were just some of the letters received after the recent Bat Mitzvah for Holocaust Survivors. The event obviously filled a need deeply felt by those that had their childhood stolen by Hitler. I Missed Mine!
Many Holocaust survivors have built anew and are now successful heads of multi-generational families. But there in the recesses of their being lies the childhood that never was. They don’t speak about it. An adult would feel foolish expressing his regret over never having had the opportunity to play with dolls. But it’s there. Or …
A Bas Mitzvah celebration is being planned at the Kosel for 100 holocaust survivors whose 12th birthday passed during the nightmare of terror with certainly no thought of a celebration. For many women, the missing noting of this important milestone remained like a hole in their lives and they are extremely grateful for the closure …
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Based on articles in: Yedi’ot Acharonot Nov. 18, 2014 By: Noam Barkan and Eitan Glickman, and Yisrael Hayom Nov. 18, 2014 By: Chagit Ron-Rabinowitz When Amit Kadosh was 6 years old and courageously battling leukemia, the whole country rallied in response to an Ezer Mizion campaign to find the DNA- matching bone marrow donor who …
