PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Reluctant Heroes’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Reluctant Heroes’: Roman   Ben-Manasseh was in the thick of it by the time his students settled in their usual seats. Class convenor, Adela Sugarman  smiled b...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘A Living Will’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘A Living Will’: “He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.” ‘After I’m gone, say...

Alwayswriteagain: Eric Hobsbawm - Another Jewish Contrarian

Alwayswriteagain: Eric Hobsbawm - Another Jewish Contrarian: This piece has also just appeared  in volume 1 of the December 2012 edition of Live Encounters magazine, edited by Mark Ulyseas. (http:...

Alwayswriteagain: World Exclusive: More Wile Than Style From Israel’...

Alwayswriteagain: World Exclusive: More Wile Than Style From Israel’...: I’ve been pondering long and hard over Israeli Defence Chiefs' use of words. In times of war, language is of as much strategic importance as...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Swan Song’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Swan Song’: After the tweeting and twirling, the  party began to swing. “Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday, happy birthday ...”, chirped Aunt Edie, ...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Of Spitting, Swearing And Other Infantilia’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Of Spitting, Swearing And Other Infantilia’: The Truth Hurts As I was walking through Tzfat, I met a man who sat and spat. It happens in Jerusalem too. Are these Haredim righteous ...

Alwayswriteagain: These Irish Love Israel

Alwayswriteagain: These Irish Love Israel: I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it: The Irish, who love the ‘Good Book’, also enjoy a love-hate relationship with Jews and Israel...

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Staying Alive With The Walking Dead’

PerfectlyWriteFamilyTales: ‘Staying Alive With The Walking Dead’: Prologue Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp was liberated by British Forces on April 15, 1945. Rev Leslie Hardman, a young Jewish Chaplain, ...