That was in Cambodia, a basis for a movie But we are sowing our own fields, our own streetsWith violence and murder. It’s here in our backyardsThe tragedy, the sorrowWe are bombing our buildings. We are killing in our schools, our churchesOur homes are not havensOur students are not safe. Blood […]
I was touched to write this poem because of the prevalence of “anti” in the news. When this was covered on my local TV station about the incidents against Asian Americans, an Oriental woman made the comment, “Why are they hurting us? They like our food.” The four stanzas below […]
At age 42, I decided to go to college. I’d been working at Sinai Hospital for 11 years in many capacities: I started as a low level secretary, was promoted to Medical Typist, then Medical Secretary B, and finally Medical Secretary A for the chief of OB/GYN. During this time, […]
Photos: Courtesy of the U.S. Army 1959 – 1963 My husband, Captain Howard Graber, was a Jewish Chaplain in the US Army, stationed in Frankfurt, Germany from 1959 to 1963. His duties were primarily to minister to the Jewish soldiers – enlisted men, officers and their families. However, the congregation […]
Let’s talk about the COVID-19 anniversary. Yahrzeit is the Yiddish word for “a year’s time” and is used only in reference to the death of a human being, not a birthday, wedding or specific event. Each year, as with all Jewish events, a candle is lit the evening before the […]
Image: Robert Couse-Baker (Wherefore different from all other holidays?) Passover is celebrated in Nissan, the first month of the Jewish calendar. It was the first holiday of the Israelites or Hebrews. They could not become a nation until they left Egypt and were free. Mordecai, Queen Esther’s uncle, conceived the […]
We were so lucky as children to have three living grandparents. Every Pesach (Passover), my maternal grandparents hosted our Passover Seder, one of my favorite holidays because I was with my extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. My grandparents lived in a smallish row house on Shirley Avenue in […]
Geraniums for my MamaGeraniums we growWe watch them all summerIn the stone pots down below 50 some years those pots they sitSo strong, so still,Watching our livesNear the steps down the hill The secrets, the stories, those stone pots could tellLike an interesting book, one we know so wellOn porch […]
Yes, we are in the fight for our country and our lives How can we move forward when what we saw thrives? How dare they rape the word fight! What they’ve done just isn’t right! They used the word “combat” What else could be thought of that? Fight is what […]