tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.comments2023-11-02T14:19:01.965+02:00Jerusalem ArtichokeJerusalem Artichokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18005929186357157957noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-79692054119323511292009-12-01T06:16:24.293+02:002009-12-01T06:16:24.293+02:00Gayle, Your gathering of friends for Thanksgiving ...Gayle, Your gathering of friends for Thanksgiving inspires me. I wish we could have been there. You are a blessing! JB2Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832587313269208419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-68811348600498776012009-11-25T23:57:06.553+02:002009-11-25T23:57:06.553+02:00Welcome to the JBlogosphere!Welcome to the JBlogosphere!Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-83682936989386647182009-11-22T22:28:58.605+02:002009-11-22T22:28:58.605+02:00Rivster, thanks for your comments.
me, I appreci...Rivster, thanks for your comments. <br /><br />me, I appreciate the clarification. <br /><br />Abbi, what you describe is something I've seen up close, since my aunt and uncle are part of that generation.Jerusalem Artichokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005929186357157957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-7596526804982125392009-11-22T22:10:56.153+02:002009-11-22T22:10:56.153+02:00Hi, welcome to the blogosphere.
To understand the...Hi, welcome to the blogosphere.<br /><br />To understand the Holocaust in contemporary Israeli society, you have to take a step back and understand that Israel wasn't ready to deal with the Holocaust at all until the late sixties/early seventies. When the survivors first got her, they were first sent to the battle lines to defend the country in 48 and then they were asked to please not talk about the atrocities they witnessed- no one here wanted to deal with what happened in Europe, the mass death of the "weak Jews" the inability of Israel to really help them, etc. Most Israelis really just wanted to forget what happened.<br /><br />There is a whole psychological background to the present day "obsesssion" with the Holocaust.<br /><br />Aharon Meged, an Israeli author from the 50's, is a good place to start.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-26864511911461397602009-11-22T14:58:34.257+02:002009-11-22T14:58:34.257+02:00Welcome aboard.Welcome aboard.YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-80491891055754712762009-11-22T09:23:35.044+02:002009-11-22T09:23:35.044+02:00"Masa Me'Breshit" is not instead of ..."Masa Me'Breshit" is not instead of the delegation to Poland, it is instead of the "tiyul shnati" (annual class trip). It means more hiking and sleeping outside and less hotels and "attractions," which is a good thing in itself. But usually the 11th graders go both to Poland and to the masa. (Which means they miss A LOT of classes, but that's another problem.)<br /> sara gsara g https://www.blogger.com/profile/04740402369104758130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-36417584282598105822009-11-22T09:14:32.616+02:002009-11-22T09:14:32.616+02:00Happy anniversary of parenthood!!!
I do think tha...Happy anniversary of parenthood!!!<br /><br />I do think that Israeli and/or Jewish identity must stand on something other than the Shoah. However, having lost over two-thirds of our people, we are still struggling to get past the loss. With every passing year, we lose more and more of those who have first-person experiences. Which explains the sense of urgency.<br /><br />To suggest that Zionism is in reaction to the horrors in Europe is historically inaccurate and just ridiculous.Rebecca Einstein Schorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304661918070274646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-67073721375150894052009-11-15T03:17:48.496+02:002009-11-15T03:17:48.496+02:00WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE THINKER WRITER PROTAGON...WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE THINKER WRITER PROTAGONIST.<br /><br />I'll address two issues. The Holocaust was a seminal event in Jewish/Israeli history no less than Moses talking with God on Mount Sinai or Abrham's journey to Mount Moriah. That event is much more than what you see and describe, and certainly more impactful for the generations whose lives were touched by it. Yet equally important for the narrative of our people as its history unfolds today in the furnaces, the crematoria if you will, of conflicts designed to destroy us.<br /><br />Dealing with the life you chose to lead and the spot in which you chose to lead it, mandates an awareness of the impact that you have on the future, not only of your small family, but on the future of your People and the Palestinian People. I look forward to how you will address the conflict as it affects your daily life and the lives of those around you; Jew and Arab.<br /><br />Write AND PUBLISH!<br /><br />Nachum - November 14, 2009NachumNormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806572632139742018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-11206370707954223612009-10-30T01:02:50.502+02:002009-10-30T01:02:50.502+02:00Informed, local, with room for subtlety and comple...Informed, local, with room for subtlety and complexity and the occasional recipe -- this is gonna be great! Looking forward to reading more,<br /><br />Your formerly-very-close-but-still-neighbor,<br />-- ShalomZoo Minyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866795329090555777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350834174401420879.post-57694134177556593452009-10-30T00:25:35.560+02:002009-10-30T00:25:35.560+02:00Thank you Gayle for sharing your amazing insight. ...Thank you Gayle for sharing your amazing insight. It will be like old times when we worked together in the Pentagon! I will never forget the time a number of Saudi's called our office after the attack on Sept 11th 2001 asking if their friend Gayle was OK. I loved the fact that these Arabs loved their Jewish friend enough to be so concerned about her welfare. <br /><br />With love and respect, <br /> John Bowley, Colonel USAF (Ret)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832587313269208419noreply@blogger.com