I was working a quiet shift at the restaurant when a sharp sound cut through the room—the crack of a man slapping his wife. The place wasn’t even full, yet every head turned. Strangely, not a single customer moved. People stared for a moment, then lowered their eyes, pretending it hadn’t happened. But I couldn’t. […]

The Teacher Who Saved His Students: The Story of Erich Klibansky As children sharpen pencils and step into classrooms this fall, one man’s story reminds us that sometimes the greatest lessons come not from textbooks, but from courage. Erich Klibansky was the beloved headmaster of the Yavne Jewish Gymnasium in Cologne, Germany. In the late […]

We sat on the bench by the river again tonight. An hour passed by happily. Jude rocked gently to the music in his ears, flapped his hands, flicked his fingers in the evening sun. A couple of times I leant forward, just readjusting my position, and each time, he reached out, arm in front of […]