The Wedding Cake Topper That Waited… for Me
In May’s Long Wait, I mentioned that at my parents’ wedding on September 18, 1945, there was no wedding cake.…
May’s Long Wait
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A Squirrel in a Dress and Other Small Stories of Wartime Hope
Would you believe that during World War II, animals offered comfort and support—not only to those fighting overseas, but also…
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The Day I Found a WWII Ration Book in Some Family Papers
When I wrote May’s Long Wait, I talked about how families during World War II needed ration books to buy…
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A Pinch of This, A Pinch of That: Gussie’s Brisket Story
As soon as you opened our front door, you always knew what my mother, May Blieden, was cooking for Shabbat…