From the Holocaust to the Fourth of July: Mark Idisis’ Journey to Freedom
When Mark Idisis arrived in the United States on July 4, 1990, he stepped off the plane into a nation celebrating Independence Day. Fireworks lit the
On the United States 250th Birthday – The Story of the 200-Year-Old Torah in Revolutionary Synagogue
Known as the Synagogue of the American Revolution, Congregation Mikveh Israel has stood at the heart of American Jewish history since its founding in 1740. As
Seven Pearls of Wisdom from a 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
Born in 1924, Pearl Hinda Nagel endured unimaginable suffering. She lost her father as a child and her mother in the Lodz Ghetto. She survived
Her Babies Would Die, and No One Knew Why
Rivka and her husband, Arye Leib, were born in Moscow into typical Soviet Jewish families. They knew very little about their Jewish heritage, but neither did
A Childhood Stolen: Helena Swerdlik’s Holocaust Story
Helena Swerdlik, originally Kitenkorn, was born on October 20, 1935, in Lublin, Poland, into a modest Jewish home filled with faith, kindness, and the rhythms of
She Never Imagined a Comment on Chabad.org Would Change Her Life
Rachel Leah Fry was just a child when her mother converted to Christianity. Many decades later, she connected with Rabbi Yosef and Bina Goldwasser, her local Chabad emissaries in Mobile, Alabama, and started