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Kolyma
A horrible part of human history that I knew nothing about.
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How the Holocaust Ripples through Our Lives
Holocaust Remembrance Day was January 27th, and I realized it too late to blog about it this year. I did take some time to remember, though. The truth is, the Holocaust impacts my life on a daily basis. On May 5th, 1945, my father, Robert Abelhauser, who was in the US Army, 65th Infantry Division,…
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Bone Records
I heard an amazing story on NPR’s All Things Considered the other day. Apparently in the 1950’s in Russia, censorship was so fully in effect that you couldn’t get Western rock n’ roll music. Even being in possession of such music could send you to prison. Censorship in all its forms tends to backfire. When…