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Our communities, unfortunately, are faced with many crises in today's world.

"We were slaves down in Egypt," The young, cheerful mother said, As she knelt on the floor And swept under the bed.

In what has been one of the major memorial events in Poland commemorating WWII, Warsaw saw a gathering of world leaders this week at the 65th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

I'm not quite ready yet to shut the door on Purim. Perhaps it's my way of avoiding dealing with Pesach, and the physical and emotional effort that comes with it.

Coming home to a full answering machine of questions and calls, many insisting that you call back immediately to fill them in during a crisis, is the last thing anyone wants to face.

On March 13 representatives of The Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews addressed the Helsinki Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe regarding the importance and aims of its institution.

Question: How has being an observant Jew in America changed since you were growing up?

I recently attended a conference on a particular type of chronic illness that I knew little about.

"More than a million Jewish immigrants landed on the shores of the United States between 1881 and 1905.

Purim is major event throughout Poland. Many marginal Jews bring their whole families to the synagogue for the festive reading of the Megillah.

Crossing boarders always makes me nervous. Even though I do nothing wrong and always declare what I am carrying, I still feel unhinged.

People are on edge when it comes to the topic of anti-Semitic occurrences in Poland.

Question: What's your favorite Jewish holiday?

You might think it odd talking about Yom Kippur just days before Purim. But actually that is exactly why I am thinking so fondly of our holy fast day.

You might think it odd talking about Yom Kippur just days before Purim. But actually that is exactly why I am thinking so fondly of our holy fast day.

Throughout Jewish history there have been many defining moments.

Many years ago my mother had heart surgery. The procedure was relatively new then.

Question: What will you dress up as this Purim?

Question: Is capital punishment "cruel and unusual"?

It was only last week that thousands of Chassidim went to Lejask (Lizhensk) in order to commemorate the 222nd yahrzeit of the tzaddik, Noam Elimelech of Lejask (1717-1786).

As parents, it is our job to help our children develop and grow into adulthood in small steps.

Question: What do you miss about life in Russia?

Question: What do you miss about life in Russia?

While the Civil War was raging at the end of 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant sent the following letter to the Assistant Secretary of War:

The poem "The Road Not Taken" by renowned American poet Robert Frost expresses the gnawing curiosity that a traveler knows he will always have about the road that he didn't take.

An event, thought to be impossible after the Shoah, took place in Lodz.

Question: Which 20th century leader did you admire most?

I met an adult child, whose father had been chronically ill from the time she was three years old.

Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing contact information about various secular organizations in Poland.

When my mother-in-law was dying of cancer, the family came from all over to be with her that summer before her death.