Eleven U.S. citizens have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Bob Dylan won it most…
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. 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. חב"ד
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 (continued): This is the second installment describing our visit to the…
There are several places in Jewish writings—biblical, and extra-biblical—where we are reminded of our obligations…
It is the late 60s or early 70s perhaps; I can’t remember exactly. I am…
Does knowing how something ends, a book, a movie, a life, for instance, affect our…
“Galil” is a transliteration from the Hebrew of a word commonly used to refer to…
Sunday, October 21, 2018: We take an Express InterCity Premium train from Kraków to Warsaw…
In the section on Poland in his book A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Ben…
In the Symposium, Plato puts the following words in the mouth of Alcibiades: “Drunkards and…
From the moment that Beth and I decided to visit Poland, I began to think…
Gershon Ben-Avraham 