Click here: Start-Up Nation – Maggie’s Farm http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/12839-Start-Up-Nation.html Sunday, November 8. 2009 Start-Up Nation Every once in a while a book comes along that reveals a startling gap in our understanding of the world, our passions and desires, and ourselves. Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle is such a book. The 236-page (plus […]
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1126445.html Anyone who owns a radio probably knows the song “Turn, Turn, Turn” (To everything there is a season) very well. A number of versions of this song have become permanent fixtures on the play lists of most popular music radio stations. Here’s what the listeners don’t know: every time this song is played, the […]
www.jewishledger.com Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:17 PM EST On Nov. 9 and 10, 1938, as Hitler came to power, Germany and Austria erupted in a spree of attacks against synagogues and Jewish homes and businesses that came to be known as “Kristallnacht” – the “Night of Broken Glass.” […]
This reflection on Kristallnacht was posted in OUTPOST November 2005 Ruth King In late October of 1938, 20,000 Jewish residents of Germany who were of Polish origin were rousted in the middle of the night and deported. However, Poland declared them non-citizens and closed the borders. The Jews, men, women and children, were finally herded […]
