http://www.cjnews.com/news/columnists/he-was-shepherd Kibur Asres died last month at 61 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, and was buried in Addis Ababa. Thousands cried for him, Jewish and non-Jewish. We, in Toronto, were honoured to have known him. Kibur was born on May 12, 1950, in Dabat, Ethiopia, to Qes Asres Yayehe and Amarach Denku. He was known to [...]
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A Son Gives His Dad Great Pride
I received this email from my friend, Stephens who shared this slice of his son’s life with me and other friends. I was so taken by his email because it exhibited the trust between father and son, their successes as a team, and individuals, and of course because of the pride Stephen was expressing. Please read this piece [...]
Oded Greenberg: What is it like to be an Israeli?
I interviewed Oded Greenberg, 31, last night about what it is like to be him and to be an Israeli. We spoke for 2 hours (www.ubroadcast.com search Other Peoples Lives), 2 fascinating hours about his life growing up in Haifa Israel to Romanian parents. He told me about the beautiful co-existence between the Jewish and Arab population and how [...]
OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES…A RADIO SHOW WITH AVRUM ROSENSWEIG
Listen to Show 2 with Leonard Molczadski, a son of a Survivor, social worker, whose best friend is 95, and who is learning guitar from a 102 year old. Leonard is a lovely human being who has done beautiful things for others and articulates his life well, in a most brave and courageous way. He has grappled [...]
