Psycho-Neurological Testing
Many well spouses have written to say that their partners' behaviors has changed drastically, making life very difficult for the entire family. "What in my spouse's behavior is choice and what is a result of the illness and beyond my partner's control?" It is a question that tortures many spouses of the chronically ill.
The Other Side of the Story (Part II)
Last week I wrote about Judy and Miriam, two women of different ages and experience, who were closer than mother and daughter until misunderstanding pushed them apart.
Jewish Cultural Festival In Krakow
The 19th Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow will be held between June 27 and July 5. As always Janusz Makuch, director of the festival has organized an exciting program with all the usual performers and many exciting new exhibits, lectures, tours and musical artists.
Who Will Write Our History?: Emanuel Ringelblum, The Warsaw Ghetto, And The Oyneg Shabes...
Over the past 12 years that I have been writing this column I discussed the Ringelblum Archives numerous times.
Seventy Years Since The German Invasion Of Poland
September 1, 1939 is the date on which Germany invaded Poland, starting WWII. While it should be said that the start of the war was not the start of the Shoah, which actually began with the rise of Nazism in 1933, it was a major milestone in the annals of the Holocaust. Within the first few days of the war, Germany had conquered and/or bombed much of Poland, including the capital, Warsaw.
Friendship: A Tribute To My Dear Friend Irene Klass, z”l
An unlikely friendship we formed
Hard to define or explain
Never bound by rules or age
Rather by mutual ideas and thoughts
Scharf’s Ateret Avot of Midwood, Bk’lyn
Question: How has being an observant Jew in America changed since you were growing up?
Life Cycle Events and Distance
I've been writing about the joys and heartbreaks of dealing with life-cycle events that occur far from the home of the chronically ill person.
Museum Of The History Of Polish Jews Goes To Washington
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.
Cheder Center In Krakow
I am constantly asked if there are things to do in Poland other then those that are Holocaust related.
Some Guidelines for Visitation (Part 4)
In the last three articles I have been sharing some ideas for visitation of the sick that were suggested to me by the chronically ill and their spouses.
Remembering Irene Klass
During my 25 years as an editor at The Jewish Press, I accumulated many fond memories of Irene Klass, a"h.
On The Topic Of Weight: Some Suggestions
Thank you for your letters. I received so many letters on this topic asking me what a person can do to help, if mentioning weight is counterproductive.
More Phone Stories
Chronic illness, to the great pain of everyone involved, only ends in one way, death.
Remembrance Day In Piotrkow
This past week I had the honor of attending the Remembrance Day commemorations that took place in the Polish town of Piotrkow Trybunalski.
Summer Travel To Poland (Part II)
When traveling, it is best to do a little homework first - the more you know and prepare for a trip the more you will get out of it.
Rededication Of Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin in Poland (Part III)
Restoration And Future Plans
Of The Yeshiva
Summer Travel To Poland (Part I)
As summer approaches, people are making vacation plans. More and more people are traveling to Poland, to the old shtetl, to see where their families lived for hundreds of years, before coming to America.
Out Of The Mouths Of Children
This world is full of goodness. People are generous and caring and willing to help.
Bubby
The Gemara in Sanhedrin, Daf Mem Zayin, Amud Alef, concludes that a hesped or eulogy is in honor of the deceased, and not the living, so as such even though I am not worthy of being maspid you, I will say something nevertheless.
Preserving Jewish Cemeteries In Poland
Every spring and summer, there is renewed activity throughout Poland regarding the preservation of Jewish cemeteries.
A Doctor’s Perspective
Dear Ann,
I have been re-reading one of your columns (Dealing with the System, December 19, 2008), and I think a number of the points you made need clarification, and others I feel are misleading.
We Are Invisible: Asking For Help
As I entered the store, a woman with a baby carriage approached. I held the door open to allow her to go in with ease. Just as I was about to follow, I noticed a man with a stroller coming to the door. I held it open for him as well. He looked surprised, but thanked me and he too entered the store. As I followed him in, I found myself in a line behind the two strollers, going nowhere. It seemed there was a second door to go through and a woman who was trying to open the door and push a wheelchair through it was blocking everyone. Each time she got the door open and went back to push the wheelchair, the door closed on the chair leaving it stuck in the doorway.
Mazal Tov!
Whenever Jews come together in honor of a lifecycle event, it is a simchah.
Day Of Remembrance In Lodz
A Day of Remembrance for the Jews of the Lodz Ghetto was recently held in the city.
Po-Lin
Before Rosh Hashanah - Yom Kippur, it is customary to pray at the graves of one's parents.
The Chassidic Route In Poland
Every year more and more Jewish tourists go to Poland to visit the historic sites of pre-Shoah Jewish heritage.
Willowbrook, Staten Island
Question: Any practical suggestions on how to deal with the agunah situation?
Let Me Tell You What You Need To Do! (Part Three)
For the last two weeks I have been sharing parts of a well-meaning but inappropriate, advice-filled, e-mail that was sent to a well spouse through a third party.
Testimonials – A Husband Speaks
Recognition of well spouses has come a long way since I first began writing about them.