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‘Who By Fire’: The Questions That Haunt the Holidays

‘Who By Fire’: The Questions That Haunt the Holidays

Who will live? And who will die? Who by fire? Who by water? If you get a quiet moment during the Days of Awe and listen close, you will likely hear these stark questions around you. It could be from the chazan during Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur prayers. It could be from the sound system, where

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The Paperwork Officer: Nelly Benatar’s Extraordinary Rescue Operation

The Paperwork Officer: Nelly Benatar’s Extraordinary Rescue Operation

In the summer of 1940, a letter arrived at the Casablanca home of Nelly (Rachel Hélène) Benatar. It was not addressed to her, but to her husband, Moïse. The problem was that Moïse Benatar had died a year and a half earlier. The letter had been written by Ferdinand Marburger, a stamp dealer from

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World War II

World War II

World War II was the most destructive and deadly war in human history. The war officially began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Although the invasion of Poland is commonly seen as the first act of war, Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria and its occupation of Czechoslovakia i

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