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The Druze soldier, an only child
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 04, 2024
Israel is a state made up of mostly Jews, but millions of other citizens, residents and temporary residents, too. As we all know, on Oct. 7, along with Jewish Israelis,...
Powerful emotions: Denverites volunteer in Israel
Chaim GoldbergJan 03, 2024
On the ground in Israel, Chaim Goldberg speaks with Denverites Rich Sokol, Rabbi Barry Gelman, Dr. Shevie Kassai, Dr. Mervyn Lifschitz about their experiences...
New year . . . new face?
Karen GalatzDec 28, 2023
My mother wore her wrinkles with pride. She was vehemently anti-plastic surgery. My oldest brother, whose legal expertise focused on medical mishaps, was likewise...
Israel isn’t moving on
Hillel GoldbergDec 28, 2023
Israel isn’t moving on. Neither are the Jewish people. October 7 is like July 4 — fixed in consciousness. October 7 changed Jews in and out of Israel forever.
The invisibly woven quilt
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 28, 2023
I wonder about the 10-year olds. That’s how old I was when I first experienced the concept of war. Of course, it was a different time. We had no clue about most of...
My best books of 2023
Shana GoldbergDec 28, 2023
Books, along with watching old episodes of “MasterChef Australia,” have become my lifeline. This wasn’t altogether surprising since I’m proud of my membership in...
Hamas won
Hillel GoldbergDec 21, 2023
Hamas has won the war it started on Oct. 7. How could I possibly say this? Thousands of Hamas fighters have been killed. An undetermined number of its terror tunnels...
Stalinism returns
Shana GoldbergDec 21, 2023
When I cracked open Beyond the Wall, a new book about East Germany, I didn’t expect it to resonate so srongly with current events.
One messenger…another messenger…
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 21, 2023
The double tragedy involving a soldier making a split second decision in the heat and fog of battle, mistakenly killing three hostages who, after 70 days in captivity,...
Releasing the emotional numbness of Oct. 7
Chaim GoldbergDec 14, 2023
Since Oct. 8, I have been emotionally numbed. Little did I imagine it would take a transatlantic trip to Colorado for the deep freeze of my emotions to thaw, at least...
