Mystical Politics

(Originally published on Tuesday, April 25, 2006) Since today is Yom Ha-Shoah - the day of remembrance of the Holocaust - I thought I would ...

Tonight and tomorrow are Yom Ha-Shoah, and this is a post commemorating the deaths of the Jews of Latvia, among whom were my grandfather...

I just came across a New York Times articl e published last year about new research being done at Yad Vashem on lesser-known killing fields ...

A number of other people have made a similar journey to Liepaja to see where their ancestors lived. I just found a website created by Arturo...

I just spent a week in Tartu, Estonia, going to the international Society of Biblical Literature conference, and I have now arrived in Copen...

As promised, here is my report on my day in Liepaja. After this, I'll write up my visit to Tartu, Estonia, at the international Society ...

I was using Google Earth yesterday and found the city of Liepaja, Latvia - I was trying to find the street (Barena iela) that my grandfather...

While looking at some of the referrers to my blog, I came across the Welcome to Avaslan site. It was set up by Brian Friedman, who also has...

It's been a while since I posted anything. I went home after my grandmother's death and spent a few days with my family. While there...