Tombstone from Cochin, India

 Upon a lofty mountain ascent, O herald of Zion, raise your voice with strength, O herald of Jerusalem, raise your voice, fear not; say to the cities of Judah: “Behold your God” (Isaiah 40: 9).Friends…

Never, before the war, had Viktor thought about the fact that he was a Jew, that his mother was a Jew. Never had his mother spoken to him about it—neither during his childhood, nor during his years as…

Ay, a lifetime buzzed away . . . what is it, all in all? A dream, a short Friday in winter. . . . Most people start to philosophize after a savory pot roast and a shot of liquor. Reb Nakhmen the…