Elli Cohen and Gina Wolf met on their first day of Jewish day school in Breslau, Germany. The year is 1930, and the two girls, despite still being young, can feel the changing attitudes toward Jews as the Nazis come to power. Elli is intrigued by Gina the second she meets her. The two girls form a close friendship and cement the momentous occasion with a handshake. They are very different. Elli dreams of becoming a teacher in Eretz Yisrael. Gina can't imagine ever leaving her family. Then, their worst nightmare becomes reality. As Elli escapes capture by traveling to the Middle East, Gina is forced into hiding with a kindly Christian family. As the war rages on and the horrors of the Holocaust come to pass, each girl wonders what happened to the other. They face challenges in their own lives, but they never forget the friend they left behind. In this poignant historical novel, based on her own life experiences, Esther Adler tells a story of courage, friendship, and the strength of two extraordinary young women. Her work honors her friend Regina and the millions of innocents who became victims of the Nazi regime.
What would you do if the people you counted on the most turned out to be the very ones you needed protection from? Esther recounts her journey of surviving the abuse of her mentally ill father, her relationship with her handicapped mother, her struggle living under a dogmatic, religious Jewish family, married off as a young girl to an abusive man, the dissolution of her marriage, disease, loss and finally her rise from the ashes as she learns to find the power within. Esther shares how she learned to turn all her struggles into blessings and upon shifting her mind, so did her life. This book is a guide to help you through any trauma you are going through or have been through. It is designed to help you understand why you feel the way you do and how to move forward. You will be inspired as you read Esther's dramatic shift and how she eloquently shares how you can do that too.
The Museum of Modern Art is known for its prescient focus on the avant-garde art of Europe, but in the first half of the twentieth century it was also acquiring work by Stuart Davis, Georgia O’Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Alfred Stieglitz, and other, less well-known American artists whose work sometimes fits awkwardly under the avant garde umbrella. American Modern presents a fresh look at MoMA’s holdings of American art from that period. The still lifes, portraits, and urban, rural, and industrial landscapes vary in style, approach, and medium: melancholy images by Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth bump against the eccentric landscapes of Charles Burchfield and the Jazz Age sculpture of Elie Nadelman. Yet a distinct sensibility emerges, revealing a side of the Museum that may surprise a good part of its audience and throwing light on the cultural preoccupations of the rapidly changing American society of the day.
This collection of stories includes some of Esther Pearlmans best ever. Stories from her creative world feature adventures as artist, book author and movie extra. In the section Esther & Marty, we encounter their clever banter, Esthers touching birthday toasts to Marty, and even a trip to a nudist colony! We follow Esther as she navigates her daily life from cleverly handling a possible theft at the health food market to getting chatty with a caller from an 800 number. We also get glimpses of her earlier years. Esthers escapades are infused with her love of life and natural charm. Be charmed and enjoy!
General Bishop Alton A. Smith; Esther and Robert H. Perara Sr.; and the pastor's wife, Lady D. (Doris BentonaEUR"Smith), our fortieth anniversary renewal wedding directress. This is the Lord's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes (Psalms 118:23, 24). For this is the day the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it in all our days! O Haman's spirit lost again! Prayer changes things! Our pastor reminds us, "A blessing delayed is not a blessing denied!
This is another series of memories of unusual occurrences that happened to the author?from trips to Africa; trips to Wallgreens, unusual dates she remembers, not with pits, art galleries, being accepted in art shows, and to her son's poem to remind her of how talented he is. Her new work is funny and unique. There is so much to love!
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