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When I sat down with Emil Hecht in Jerusalem

This interview with Emil Hecht was conducted in Jerusalem iin 1981, at the time of the first world gathering of Jewish Holocaust survivors. It was originally printed in...

Loving our children: Separately but equal

MY son called from college the other night and asked to talk to his sister. “She’s out at a poetry reading,” I answered casually. “How are things with you?” “What...

The wrong kind of light

On Chanukah, we associate light with the candles or oil burning on the menorah, lighting up a dark room, and creating a warm, atmospheric hue. During these...

‘Acharei mot’

WHERE do I begin? This tragedy is too huge even to try to capture. How do I, little me, attempt to write about the heart- shattering, excruciating and deeply tragic...

Cellular love

MY mother called tonight while I was cooking dinner. Again, for the third time today. I knew who it was because the words “Mom’s cell” lit up my own cell […]

No Chinese dragon will ‘control’ the web

What is wrong with this picture? A Chinese informant, quoted in a US State Dept. cable released by WikiLeaks, said: “But through the Google incident and other increased...

Rabbi Uriel Malka, of blessed memory

Readers may consult an outburst of pain reflected in variety of pieces in this week’s newspaper about Rabbi Uriel Malka. This beloved teacher and friend met a terrible...

Thank you

Israel, it turns out, has a lot more friends around the world than we might guess on the basis of United Nations votes and the various and sundry “boycott, divest...

Like a fiery angel, briefly in our midst

RABBI Uriel Malka’s naturally embracing smile will never again spread across his face, but its imprint will never leave mine. Who is “the new teacher from Israel”?...

When days are no longer days

SOMETHING that I love about Chanukah is how each night is referred to by the name or number of each candle. For one week, days are no longer Sunday, Monday, […]