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Memoir and Historical Narrative by S. Mitchell Weitzman

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Papa in the Sky: A Letter to My Father on Rosh Hashanah

  Dear Papa,   When you left us 25 years ago, passing away peacefully in your sleep, I wonder what was foremost in your mind. Was it your legacy? Were you worried about us carrying on?  Please be assured that your legacy is very much cherished and honored, and...

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Tisha B’Av 5788

“Your work will help rebuild the Temple.” -- Lucia Weitzman, The Rose Temple: A Child Holocaust Survivor’s Vision of Faith, Hope and Our Collective Future Lucia Weitzman is a woman on a quiet, private spiritual journey. Yet she is inspired to write a passage with...

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Helping Children in Crisis

"Even if there was darkness, I was always looking for the light." --Lucia Weitzman, The Rose Temple In The Rose Temple, Lucia recounts a childhood filled with fear and uncertainty as a Jewish girl raised Catholic in postwar Poland. Despite her challenges, she was an...

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Divine Communication

"I see a large gold envelope near my bed. There is the most beautiful white and gold flame coming from it. But the envelope was not consumed by the flame." -- Lucia Weitzman, spiritual messenger, and co-author, The Rose Temple. Think about the signs in your life that...

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I Refuse to Let My Grandfather Be Erased From History

This month, I am launching a search for anything and anyone related to my maternal grandfather, Michael Berl, who died in the Holocaust. What’s worse (if that’s even possible) is how little is known about him. There is no photo of him. I’m not sure what he did for a...

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How Mother’s Day Can Change The World

This Mother’s Day, I am of course grateful for the life and nurturing my mother gave me.  And I am blessed that she is still with me.  Yet even in the annals of mother-son bonds, I dare say that our bond has been unusually strong given our eighteen-year collaboration...

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Papa in the Sky: A Letter to My Father on Rosh Hashanah

  Dear Papa,   When you left us 25 years ago, passing away peacefully in your sleep, I wonder what was foremost in your mind. Was it your legacy? Were you worried about us carrying on?  Please be assured that your legacy is very much cherished and honored, and...

read more
Tisha B’Av 5788

Tisha B’Av 5788

“Your work will help rebuild the Temple.” -- Lucia Weitzman, The Rose Temple: A Child Holocaust Survivor’s Vision of Faith, Hope and Our Collective Future Lucia Weitzman is a woman on a quiet, private spiritual journey. Yet she is inspired to write a passage with...

read more
Helping Children in Crisis

Helping Children in Crisis

"Even if there was darkness, I was always looking for the light." --Lucia Weitzman, The Rose Temple In The Rose Temple, Lucia recounts a childhood filled with fear and uncertainty as a Jewish girl raised Catholic in postwar Poland. Despite her challenges, she was an...

read more

Divine Communication

"I see a large gold envelope near my bed. There is the most beautiful white and gold flame coming from it. But the envelope was not consumed by the flame." -- Lucia Weitzman, spiritual messenger, and co-author, The Rose Temple. Think about the signs in your life that...

read more

I Refuse to Let My Grandfather Be Erased From History

This month, I am launching a search for anything and anyone related to my maternal grandfather, Michael Berl, who died in the Holocaust. What’s worse (if that’s even possible) is how little is known about him. There is no photo of him. I’m not sure what he did for a...

read more
How Mother’s Day Can Change The World

How Mother’s Day Can Change The World

This Mother’s Day, I am of course grateful for the life and nurturing my mother gave me.  And I am blessed that she is still with me.  Yet even in the annals of mother-son bonds, I dare say that our bond has been unusually strong given our eighteen-year collaboration...

read more