Throughout my life, people considered me to be a regular white male with an ethnic background and a sense of humour, indistinguishable from many Canadian men. But I have always felt different. Very different. I'm a child of Holocaust survivors. I had traumatized parents who were left stateless and penniless after the WWII. With almost … Continue reading I’m Not Like You; I’m a 2nd Generation Holocaust Survivor
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This How My 2024 Went
f you are reading this, you've got through another year. And what a year it's been for me. Some lows but lots of highs.In February I signed a publishing contract with Amsterdam Publishers for my memoir Out From the Shadows.In March, I began interviewing descendants of Holocaust survivors for my next book project on intergenerational trauma. Those … Continue reading This How My 2024 Went
It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Jews Are Killed
For about 400 days now Jewish communities around the world have lived in fear. We see the rising hate directed at us. We are told we are exxagerating. anti-Zionism is not antisemitism and by the way are you a Zionist. We are told there's no Jewish hate at the anti-Israel rallies. We are told it's … Continue reading It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Jews Are Killed
Holocaust Denial is the Latest Form of Antisemitism
Over the past 70 years, a new form of antisemitism has emerged: denying or distorting the fact or scope of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II. This includes the number of Jews murdered and the existence of extermination camps … Continue reading Holocaust Denial is the Latest Form of Antisemitism
Who Would Hide Me?
In the course of interviewing descendants of Holocaust survivors for my book on intergenerational trauma, a significant number of people mentioned without prompting that they had been thinking about what they would do if the persecution of Jews returned. Surprisingly, some had already approached non-Jewish friends in the event they would need to go into … Continue reading Who Would Hide Me?
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