Note: Terezín refers to the Czech town and fortress built in the late eighteenth century. Theresienstadt refers to the…
Author: Gershon Ben-Avraham
Gershon Ben-Avraham is an American-Israeli writer. He lives in Beersheba, Israel, on the edge of the Negev Desert. He and his wife share their lives with a gentle blue-merle long-haired collie and a crazy wild rescued kitten. Ben-Avraham earned an MA in Philosophy (Aesthetics) from Temple University. His short story “Yoineh Bodek” (Image) received “Special Mention” in the Pushcart Prize XLlV: Best of the Small Presses 2020 Edition. Kelsay Books published his chapbook “God’s Memory” in 2021. ברסלב
Cemeteries in Bohemia are like gardens. The graves are covered with grass and colourful flowers.…
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Genesis, Chapter 21, Verse 33 reads: “And Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in Beer-sheba, and called…
Recently, my wife and I vacationed in the Czech Republic, also known as Czechia (CHEK-ee-uh).…
Recently, I was standing in my kitchen early one morning, tidying it up a bit…
Early in the first chapter of Honoré de Balzac’s novel Le Père Goriot, the story’s narrator…
I want to share an excerpt from Mario Puzo’s novel The Godfather, but first, I need…
Today is my birthday. I was born on the 29th of Iyyar, 5710, and today…
Gershon Ben-Avraham 