THE GENTLEMAN'S WAR
The beauty of Gallipoli surprised me. If I had known the meaning of the word, I would have been better prepared - "beautiful place." An...


A MASTERPIECE OF HUMANITY
This is how UNESCO described Latvia’s Song and Dance Festival, held every five years. We are fortunate to be in Riga during the...


YOM HASHOAH
If you walked the streets of any city or town in Israel/Palestine last Wednesday, drove any of the well-sealed roads, you would have...


IT COULDN’T BE DONE
Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied, That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so...


IS THIS THE ANSWER FOR ISRAEL/PALESTINE?
While pilgrims prepare to converge on the city at Easter to commemorate the events of Christian tradition, Israeli scientists researching...


AMAZING DISCOVERY
Yesterday archaeologists discovered Jewish coins from the Jewish – Roman War, 66-73AD. The rare coins were found in a cave in the Old...


JOHN STEINBECK’S LETTER TO MARILYN MONROE
I love this letter from the celebrated author of such great books as, Of Mice and Men, The Pear, Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. His...


THE WILDERNESS OF SIN
You can understand why God provided the Israelites with manna and quail here on their journey to the Promised Land. The book of Exodus...


HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Can you believe it? One year today ‘Out of Latvia’ was launched at Kiama Library. To celebrate, you can buy a signed copy of the book for...


EMOTIONAL REUNION OF PALESTINIAN HERO WITH THE JEWS HE SAVED
In 2015, five Jewish students from Brooklyn entered the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabal Johar after having been misdirected there by...

