As I read The Kristallnacht by Werner Weinberg, I cannot help but imagine myself being there. Hearing the echoes of SS boots marching endlessly down the streets, the shattering, not only of glass, but also of my and my family’s dreams, and seeing the fires of hate engulf the synagogue where I had prayed with […]
Janusz Korczak, Stefania Wilczynska, and the other directors of orphanages in the ghettos will forever be my heroes. In the Warsaw Ghetto and even at the transport, Januscz would never forsake his orphans whom he loved with the tenderness and compassion that God honors. As an acclaimed author and pioneer in children’s education, this man,
Do you ever wonder, what is memory? Why do we seek to remember, to hold in reverence the things that have past and gone on when we live in a brief, transient present? I can never forget the voices of the victims expressing their anguish, fear, and hopelessness that resound through every writing, diary, letter,
The Nazi campaign was a vile machine fueled by deception, and the efficiency with which they drove men into bondage is both undeniable and surreal. It was a farce from the beginning that was engineered to operate on the vulnerabilities of mankind. Hitler and his henchmen found their power in the manipulation of words to
As Christians we find that instructions and truths given in the New Testament always parallel and restate what was given in the Old. One example of this are the gifts of the Spirit and the roles in the church to the gifts and roles of the tribes of Israel. Each tribe served a role and
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