The Résumé Until now, my search for my great-uncle Michael has proceeded one document at a time: a Palestinian naturalization certificate, a passport, a British Army record, an American immigration document. Each gave me another glimpse of the [...]

I am making some progress, but not there yet. What I found thus far: He left Israel in the early 1950s, traveling on a Palestinian passport (see previous posts for explanation). Michael’s first record of entry to the [...]

A child learns, almost instinctively, how to survive. In this conversation, Hava recalls her early childhood in wartime Europe—beginning in [...]

I'm pleased to share a new interview about I Want This in Writing. One of the themes we explored is [...]

“Their stories complicate accepted narratives about Jewish life before and during World War II.” That line comes close to the [...]

My sister Irit discovered a new document. It shows Michael to be a holder of a passport from a country [...]