Congregation Ohav Sholom

The twentieth century was a period of earth shaking events: two world wars, the Bolshevik Revolution, The Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel and ingathering of exiles therein, just to name a few. It is not surprising that some members of our congregation lived through these tumultuous events and have interesting stories to tell.

In this next series of articles, I'll be profiling some of our own Ohav Shalom members. If you're not yet aware of the rich backgrounds of our members, hopefully Tales of Jewish Survival will serve as an eye-opener. Some are stories of achievement. Others illustrate the journeys (always long and never easy), hardships and dangers (sometimes physical, sometimes spiritual), that they and their families faced, to survive as Jews. These are stories, which need to be told, at the very least among the members of our shul.

Articles:

• Peter Brody's Exit from Berlin
• Les Solomon Part I - Midwife in the Computer Revolution
• Les Solomon Part II - The Altalena
• Les Solomon Part III - The Road to Jerusalem
• David Schifman - Halutz at Thirteen
• Island Girl
• Milton Kaufman Part I
• Milton Kaufman Part II - Krystalnacht
• Milton Kaufman Part III - The Journey to France, Italy and America

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