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Family Trumps Possessions Any Day
Dear Readers: My apologies for a tardy post. Life and medical issues have gotten in the way. This article first appeared in LifeZette on October, 5th, 2016. Many of you might not have read it. A proud daughter recalls a father’s hard-won example by Annette Libeskind Berkovits | 05 Oct 2016 at 5:48 AM While…
Read MoreHow Weekly Cemetery Outings Created My Rich Family History
Weekly Outings to the Cemetery While some of our classmates went to the park or to the movies, my brother and I spent many weekends at the Jewish cemetery in Lodz, Poland where we grew up. Why would we choose such a depressing place? At first, the choice wasn’t ours. My father, who had no…
Read MoreWhat is the Oldest Military Decoration in the World Still in Use?
The word “decoration” might bring to mind all manner of trivial things: patterned pillows, oddly shaped vases, or balloons, flags and confetti. These are the furthest things from my mind as I think of my uncle Natan’s decoration. Natan is yet one more, in a long list of close family members, who I never had…
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