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The Politics of Remembrance
By Dr. Miriam L. Zimmerman This article is the 2nd in a series of four see the 1st, “Anticipating Auschwitz” at: jewishpostopinion.com/?p=3764) about the 75th anniversary celebration of the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 2020, attended by this author. The Auschwitz Museum currently has a three-hour video of the entire commemoration ceremony posted […]
Sealing the Heart and the Truth
By Rabbi Moshe ben Asher, Ph.D. In Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs), we read: “a seal on your heart.” If that text is unfamiliar, you might wonder whether it promises an exciting love-life or romantic heartbreak. Actually, our masorah (religious tradition) teaches that we can best understand this seal as confirming the faithful loving relationship […]
“What a Wonderful World”
Did you ever have a song pop into your head whose lyrics echo what you are thinking at the time? Below is what I wrote for our February Indiana edition. To remind myself and others that even in the midst of challenging times it is also possible to have positive experiences, the phrases below are […]
Upcoming Indianapolis Opera events
What: Eve of Liberation: Honoring 75 Years Since Terezin When: March 25 at 7 p.m. Where: Indianapolis Artsgarden Description: The Indianapolis Artsgarden hosts the Indianapolis Opera’s “Eve of Liberation” concert event, which will honor the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Terezin concentration camp. This event will feature Holocaust survivor and Indianapolis resident Frank […]
Anticipating Auschwitz
By Dr. Miriam L. Zimmerman Not many couples celebrate retirement by going to a death camp. My husband Richard and I have joined the CANDLES tour to Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau for the 75th anniversary of its liberation. “CANDLES” is an acronym for “Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiment Survivors,” an organization of surviving “Mengele […]
Chai Mitzvah – Indy Overview
By David Heilbron The Jewish tradition tells that Jews learn best when in a group and commends the practice of learning in pairs saying that “a [learner] sharpens the countenance of their friend.”(Talmud Bavli, Ta’anit 7a) Now what would happen if you acquired not only study partner with which to study but also joined a […]
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Anticipating Auschwitz
By Dr. Miriam L. Zimmerman Not many couples celebrate retirement by going to a death camp. My husband Richard and I have joined the CANDLES tour to Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau for the 75th anniversary of its liberation. “CANDLES” is an acronym for “Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiment Survivors,” an organization of surviving “Mengele […]
Wiener’s Wisdom
Tzedekah – Righteous Acts
Over winter break my brother Benzion’s oldest son and his wife traveled by van for a one day visit from Buffalo, N.Y., with six of their seven children for a family reunion. In a conversation with my niece, I told her about this column below that we had published. On the Subway By Aryeh Ben […]
Moral Imperative to ask, “Why?”
Holocaust Educator By Dr. Miriam L. Zimmerman Spouses of Holocaust educators are accustomed to schlepping to Holocaust programs and organizations throughout the year. This was to be my weekend, proclaimed my husband, Richard, in advance. Thus, I got to call the shots at my 50th college reunion at Northwestern University (NU) in Evanston, Ill. First […]
The two state solution: the need for strategic direction
By Irwin Prince From 1937 Peel Commission Report: Arab nationalism is as intense a force as Jewish. The Arab leaders’ demand for national self-government and the shutting down of the Jewish National Home has remained unchanged since 1929. UN Partition Resolution 181, April 1948: The 1948 UN Partition Plan sought to address the conflicting objectives […]
