Yesterday was Yom HaShoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today marks my grandmother’s 15th yahrzeit. (The anniversary of her death.) I’m sharing a piece written by my cousin, Adi Gozdzinski. It tells the story of my great-aunt and her family, along with my maternal grandparents’ experiences during the Holocaust and the lives they built afterward. I’ve made a few edits to highlight my…
Regarding “SFUSD school closures: What every family needs to know” (San Francisco, SFChronicle.com, Oct. 7): The photo published online (since deleted) and on Page A7 of the Oct. 9 print edition with this story highlights a protester holding a sign that reads “MONEY FOR EDUCATION NOT FOR OCCUPATION.” This choice of image blatantly perpetuates antisemitic rhetoric by falsely connecting U.S.…
Dear Mayor Breed, I am a local metal artist, and a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. I have been making Judaica, from a universal perspective— in San Francisco for over 25 years. I have always been an interfaith advocate, and I have always been a proponent of peace. I can’t think of anyone who would want to support the killing…
As a Jew in America, and a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, I am angered when others define my race as white. In fact, many Jews are not white— and yet some people, especially in the US as opposed to Europe, think it’s ok to define “our race” as white because many have white skin, and therefore benefit from white…