Witness to a Massacre: The Kamianets-Podilskyi Experiment
The Germans killed 23,600 Jews at Kamianets-Podilskyi. Photos secretly taken by Gyula Spitz documented their final march.
Jewish Geography—Six Feet Under
Cemeteries are historical markers, links to the past. Jewish communities move on or move out, but the history of American Jewry is carved in granite.
Lilacs and the Pit: Family Holocaust Recollections
Four poignant vignettes explore the enduring impact of Nazi massacres in the Ponar Forest on a Vilnius family and community.
Letters from the Lingerie Drawer: A Daughter’s Journey with Eleanor Reissa and Yehuda Hyman
What if you could suddenly see your parents’ lives before you were born? And they were Holocaust survivors, who had suffered greatly but still somehow found each other. This is what happened to Tony-nominated director and Broadway/television actor Eleanor Reissa when her mother passed away, leaving behind 56 letters she’d received from Reissa’s father in the years after he survived a death march. It took Reissa 30 years to have them translated from German and discover her parents’ story. She discusses what she learned and her recently released memoir, The Letters Project: A Daughter’s Journey, in conversation with playwright and artistic director Yehuda Hyman. Reissa also reads several selections from her book.
This program is in commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Caribbean Kibbutz: How Racism Saved Hundreds of Jewish Refugees
The bustling Dominican beach town of Sosúa belies an almost-forgotten Jewish history
From the Archives | An Inheritance of Words
This article was originally published in the August 2006 issue of Moment.
Lately, I've been thinking about words—my words—those that may be a piece of me...
From the Archives | Digging Deep for David’s Palace
This article was originally published in the October 2005 issue of Moment.
It was Friday afternoon in Jerusalem. The Shabbat rush filled the aisles at my...
From the Archives | The Price of Contentment
This article was originally published in the October 2006 issue of Moment.
My mother-in-law, Jeanne Singer, died in Jerusalem this summer, just four days after her...
From the Archives | The Pleasures of the Promised Land
This article was originally published in the February 2006 issue of Moment.
I'm astounded that 65 percent of American Jews have never visited Israel. Compare that...
From the Archives | Testing Ground
This article was originally published in the December 2004 issue of Moment.
A crowing rooster in a play yard and a curious granddaughter led us to...
From the Archives | India’s Lasting Gift
This article was originally published in the February 2007 issue of Moment.
India, with 16 official languages and a population of more than a billion people...
From the Archives | Necessary Losses—and Gains
This article was originally published in the April 2005 issue of Moment.
Some 20 years ago, Judith Viorst's bestseller 'Necessary Losses' seemed to me wise but,...