From Wladyslaw Szpilman’s The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man’s Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45: …
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
Some of my fondest memories as a child are of my mother’s singing to me.…
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In the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Ta’anis, we find a story about a man named Abba…
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During the week, I recite the Morning Prayer at a small Chassidic shul near where…
When I first began dating my wife, she was reluctant to tell me that she…
“I’ve had this idea that the amount of suffering in the world is fixed somehow.…
Gershon Ben-Avraham 