He swam to Haifa in 1940, unknowingly escaping the ill-fated “Patria”, then spent most of the 1948 war as a POW, saved from death more than once by his Arab Legion captors
In 1939, sickening accounts of impending genocide appeared on the same pages as cruise and resort promos
They provided annual humorous explorations of religion, politics, current events and much more…
“The establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine will be a blessing to the whole world.”
The Haggadah’s words were felt as KGB agents surrounded them. Later he would “celebrate” Passover in the Gulag
One Seder during WWII – and one right after – left an indelible mark on the renowned educator and activist
“…we felt it would have been strange to hold a Seder in Egypt”
Albert Sabin may be less famous than Jonas Salk, but he probably shouldn’t be
New US secretary of state’s immigrant ancestor was a trailblazing Yiddishist, as well as a carpenter and masseuse
