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Jack is a graduate of Rutgers University where he majored in history. His career in the life and health insurance industry involved medical risk selection and brokerage management. Retired in Florida for over two decades after many years in NJ and NY, he occasionally writes, paints, plays poker, participates in play readings and is catching up on Shakespeare, Melville and Joyce, etc.

Monday, April 11, 2011

A Fishy Story and a Look Ahead to Yom Hashoah

Well, this time we finally have a trio of contributors to our blog.  Reuben Starkman submits a "fishy" story he penned a few years ago and Ruth Horowitz submits a poem about the Holocaust.  This year, Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) is observed on Sunday, May 1, which corresponds with the 27th day of Nissan on the Hebrew calendar.  Ruth will be presenting this poem as part of a Yom Hashoah program at her synagogue.  Finally, Libby Klein joins us with a poem of love.

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                                                             Never Forget
                                                            Ruth M. Horowitz

                                                       When the smoke cleared,
                                                       When the ovens cooled,
                                                       When the gates opened,
                                                       We vowed we would
                                                        Never forget!

                                                       When the graves were uncovered,
                                                       When the skeletons were seen,
                                                       When the stretchers were carried out,
                                                       We vowed we would
                                                       Never forget!

                                                      When the stories were told,
                                                      When we cried hot tears,
                                                      When we held the survivors,
                                                      We vowed we would
                                                      Never forget!

                                                      When the last of them is gone,
                                                      When we stop telling their story,
                                                      When the years cloud the horror,
                                                      And it becomes history,
                                                      Who will remember?


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                                              A Trbute To My Husband

                                                          Libby Klein
 
                                                                             
                                        I did not see him, but he saw me.
                                        Youth had its ways and its ecstasy.
                                        How could I have known, 

                                        At that place and time,
                                        That young man would soon be mine?
                                        We journeyed through life, had more to learn.
                                        Along came our children and life took a turn.
                                        How quickly they grew, made us so proud.
                                        They gave us our grand-children, now we're a crowd.
                                        Our blessings are many, the tears shed were few,
                                        The joy of our lives are a tribute to you


                                  

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Before we get to Reuben Starkman's "fish" story, let me remind you that contributors should send their work as an attachment to their Email to riart1@aol.com or include it within the body of that Email.  Reuben's story was submitted as a page from News & Views where it appeared several years ago and had to be scanned into the blog.  As you can see, my skills at scanning are minimal, so please, only send me text attachments or put it into the body of your Email.  JPG attachments are okay if they are just pictures.  Reuben's story stretched the limits of my techie expertise.   But put on a sweater and slicker and enjoy his story. 










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