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When Life Feels Like a Russian Roulette
We were walking together through downtown, all four of us. It was Sunday, the weather was sunny and warm, and we had just finished a leisurely brunch. We were in a good mood, and as I often do, especially when we are all together and I know everyone is safe, I said a silent “Thank you” to whomever, whatever it is that had given me so much.
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Every Day Is Holocaust Remembrance Day
For my grandmother Miep, who is 94 years old and a Holocaust survivor, every day is Holocaust Remembrance Day. She and my late grandfather Arie were in their twenties when Holland became occupied by the Nazis. They managed to escape the Nazis for more than a year, hiding in different places, until, in their last hiding place, a neighbor turned them in. They spent a horrible year in Tereisenstadt concentration camp, stripped of all human dignity, and separated from their daughter, my aunt, Elizabeth. Grandma lost her father, her brother and many other family members, almost died of typhus, and suffers nightmares every single night.
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Spring
I woke up to a sunny morning and noticed that the trees in our front yard have started blooming, which immediately put me in a great mood for the rest of the day. So I darted out, still in my pajamas, to take these photos. It’s OK – the neighbors are mostly used to it by now.
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