Dinners in Ivano-Frankivsk
My computer broke down for a bit so I apologize for lack of writing. Here is a little bit about everyday life in Ukraine. In… Read More »Dinners in Ivano-Frankivsk
June 2012
A moment when the soul smiles…
Rav Sidelnikov and I Last Friday Rabbi Mendy Vogel sat comfortably in his chair in a large well lit room in Queen’s gate London.… Read More »A moment when the soul smiles…
Ivano-Frankivsk.. or Stanislav of 1942..
It was 1942, and the Jews from Portugal, Spain and England that escaped persecution by way of Poland were among hundreds of thousands living and… Read More »Ivano-Frankivsk.. or Stanislav of 1942..
A Ullyssic Journey and a Chance Encounter
I woke up in my clothes with gum on my pants. The bathrooms were dirty and I was running out of clean clothes. There was… Read More »A Ullyssic Journey and a Chance Encounter
GMT
The June London air is brisk like a Ukraine mid fall. I stepped out of the airport early in the morning and once having gotten… Read More »GMT
From Katz to Kingston
June 13th I’m sitting in the Underground recollecting the differences between US and UK as I bounce up and down, on the uneven tracks attempting… Read More »From Katz to Kingston
NY and Eldridge
After driving 3000 miles I wasn’t expecting to see Chinese lessons at a synagogue. Eldridge St. synagogue stands as a Gothic East European monument with… Read More »NY and Eldridge
Where the Sweeds Settled
Driving through the south, you could drive for what seemed like an eternity from rest stop to rest stop and from town to town. In… Read More »Where the Sweeds Settled
Two Days, Seven States, 1500 Miles
Bill and all of his belongings. The road from Houston to Louisiana is pockmarked with little cities unlike the road from El Paso to Houston… Read More »Two Days, Seven States, 1500 Miles
Jewston Houston
I arrived in Sugar Land at 11pm. It was a long but scenic drive from New Mexico where the flat lands gave way to the… Read More »Jewston Houston