Jewish Testimonies
א געשיכטע פון 3 יידן – A TALE OF THREE JEWS
A TALE OF THREE JEWS – א געשיכטע פון 3 יידן Sam Bialek was born Shmuel Bialek, March 6, 1920*, in Czestochowa, Poland, to Yacob and Cygleh Bialek. At that time, Czestochowa was a town of about 130,000 people, 30,000 of which were Jewish. Sam was one of 6 children: Yeshaia (‘Shayeh’), Shmuel, ...
13 September 2018
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Jewish Testimonies
Lynne Bradley: Born Again, Spirit Filled, Jewish Singer, Author, Poet, Comedienne
I was brought up in a loving home in North London. My father came from a devout Jewish family. Mum however, although Jewish, had attended a Catholic school. The nuns told her she was going to burn in hell for all eternity because she’d killed someone called Jesus. So you could say my ...
1 June 2017
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Jewish Testimonies
Walking Back To Happiness – by Helen Shapiro
I was raised in a warm, musical, traditional Jewish family in the heart of a large Jewish community in Hackney, in the East End of London. Our extended family, although not a very orthodox group, was nevertheless totally Jewish in identity and heritage. My first recollections include wonderful annual festivals such as Passover, plus traditional ...
12 April 2017
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Jewish Testimonies
בחזרה אל האושר מאת הלן שפירו
גדלתי בבית יהודי מסורתי חם ומוזיקלי בלב לבה של קהילה יהודית גדולה בהאקני שבמזרח לונדון, אזור הידוע בשם ‘האיסט אנד’. אף על פי שמשפחתי המורחבת לא הייתה לגמרי אורתודוקסית, היא כיבדה את מורשת ישראל וניהלה אורח חיים יהודי לכל דבר. זיכרונות ראשוניים ביותר מחזירים אותי אל החגים הנהדרים שחגגנו כל שנה כמו פסח וגם אל ...
11 April 2017
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