By Renee Symonds BA Dip. Ed., MA Psych.
An unconventional father, I had,
A confirmed Communist too
And here in Australia
A Socialist would do
A lover of languages
Topic: memoirs
Collection of Poetry from Betyna Bock
By Betyna Bock
My Mother Tongue
My mother tongue lies dormant,
shipwrecked in dark childhood memories
like a water damaged diary
of a past traveller.
Once I spoke this language well,
a fluent pre-schooler,
tossing nouns and adjectives in the air
like a juggler.
Now with each word
stuck … Continue Reading ››
Collection of Poetry from Betyna Bock
By Betyna Bock
Nora at the Fruit Shop
In Theresienstadt
you worked in the vegetable garden
and stole fruit and vegetables.
You defied death
by disregarding the rules
and hiding them in your lumber jacket
while the Czech police weren’t looking.
Now sixty years later
in your smart red blazer
and pleated floral skirt
you breeze past the sign
DO NOT TOUCH THE FRUIT.
You give the purple plums
a … Continue Reading ››
Beshert – It was Meant to Be
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For Decades I was Silent: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey Back to Faith – The Memoirs of Baruch G. Goldstein
A Book Review
MELABEV - מלב"ב
מרכז לטיפול בקשיש בקהילה
Jerusalem, Israel
Melabev was the very first organization in Jerusalem to provide safe, pleasant, caring day centers for older adults with declining memory or cognitive skills. The staff of the Melabev day care centers also offers support and guidance to the family … Continue Reading ››