Today, August 9, Would Have Been My Father's 96th Birthday

Sidney Spiegelman 1920-2016 My father was the last of his generation, the last of his siblings, and the last of the aunts and uncles also on...

On My Mother's Yartzeit

As per Jewish custom, I have a 24 hour light burning in her memory. I have no set custom as to what to do on these memorial days for her. Wh...

We Thought They'd Live Forever: My Parents

It's so strange to think that both my parents have now passed away. It's only two weeks, since my father died, and in some ways it f...