Holocaust memorial mural in Wiesbaden, Germany. Today is Yom HaShoah. But it’s not any Yom HaShoah. It’s the first Holocaust Remembrance Day since Hamas attacked Israel last October 7, an event which has ignited yet more antisemitism across the United States and has divided college students, left-leaning people, and even (perhaps I should say, especially) … Continue reading Yom HaShoah Today
Yom HaShoah
How to Interpret Yom Hashoah
We all come to Yom Hashoah -- Holocaust Remembrance Day – by different paths. For me, it’s an ongoing education into my family’s history, which I detail in my memoir, The Silk Factory: Finding Threads of My Family’s True Holocaust Story. And this year in particular, Yom Hashoah was jolted into my consciousness by a … Continue reading How to Interpret Yom Hashoah
Yom HaShoah and the Silk Factory
Today marks Yom HaShoah, when we remember the Holocaust and its victims. Today is also the day my memoir becomes available for pre-order. It’s an odd feeling, and even calling it a Holocaust memoir is a very strange feeling, because The Silk Factory isn’t so much as Holocaust memoir as it is a memoir of … Continue reading Yom HaShoah and the Silk Factory
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