Beautiful.
Source: @gonahmias StandWithUs
Lag Baomer Bonfire
Jewish Star and Bonfire: Happy Lag Baomer! “Jewish teenage girls’ Lag BaOmer tribute to the millions of #Jewish lives the world has lost. Let us remember not only the fire of others’ hatred, but the fire in our own hearts that burns to love and create.”
The Story Behind The Necklace
“Throughout my dads time in the ghetto and camps he managed to hide this in his shoe/boots. It was made for him for his bar mitzvah in Hungary. After the war ended he still managed to keep it with him. When he came to the states and soon after met […]
“A very old man came in to my Starbucks. Halfway through struggling to understand his order through his thick accent, he noticed my necklace.”
He stopped and said “Your star is beautiful.”, and I thanked him. There was a long pause before he spoke again. When he did, he said “It is beautiful, but I am having a hard time looking at it. The last time I wore one, it was mandatory.” We then […]
A Muslim woman covers the yellow star of her Jewish neighbor with her veil to protect her, Sarajevo, 1941.
Source: History In Pictures
KRISTALLNACHT: The Night of Broken Glass, November 9-10, 1938
“A very old man came in to my Starbucks. Halfway through struggling to understand his order through his thick accent, he noticed my necklace. He stopped and said “Your star is beautiful.”, and I thanked him. There was a long pause before he spoke again. When he did, he said […]