Defiance
The Ark of Miriam, her course smoothed by the invisible hand of Eleanor Roosevelt, set sail from Lisbon on the third of December.
Michael Chabon • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The decision not to go to America or back home meant being condemned to an indefinite number of years in limbo in a D.P. camp, or it meant having to board leaky, suffocatingly crowded tramp steamers to run a British blockade, and most likely end up in another prison camp in Cyprus until further notice. Yet by their refusal to go elsewhere, by placi
... See moreIrving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
When I asked Jim Fry what motivated his father to take on the rescue mission, his answer did not conjure up anyone resembling the humble peasants of Le Chambon. “I’m sure some of it was a desire to be important and to hang out with famous people,” he said. “There were genuine humanitarian reasons, too, but there was a synergy between those reasons
... See moreDara Horn • People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
