Since I was born in New York City in 1941, I did not experience WW II and the Holocaust directly. I have, however, come to realize that these events deeply affected me and are so deeply connected in my mind that I include genocide* as a form of war. War and genocide are the most … Continue reading Some Effects of War and Genocide on People

I was born in 1941 in New York City. World War II had started in Europe, and the U.S. was soon to be in it.  I did not experience that war, or any war, directly. But the war was all around me – in every room of our house. My parents were worried. My cousins … Continue reading Healing From War, and Ending It