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Edith Stein
Today is the Anniversary Of the gassing of Edith Stein, Auschwitz, 1942. Memorial sculpture, Köln, Germany. Words for our times: "To you I lift up my eyes, O you, who are enthroned In the heavens..... Have mercy upon us, O Lord, Have mercy upon us, For we have...
Why Were We Eating Matzos in July?
Why were we Eating Matzos? It is not even Pesach... I saw my parents For the last time At the end of July 1939 And I want to taste the memory, Sitting at the kitchen table, Next to my father as He broke the crisp rectangles Into small pieces and Dropped them...
Sober Intoxication of the Spirit
I first saw the intriguing book title, Sober Intoxication of the Spirit, ten years ago. George and I were staying in a simple house, at the edge of a tiny village not far from the ancient city of Tabor, in the Bohemian region of the Czech Republic. Father...
“The Wind Blows Where it Pleases.” (John 3:8)
The Golden Jubilee in Rome from June 1-4, 2017, celebrating the Charismatic Renewal in the Roman Catholic Church (1967-2017) included an Ecumenical Symposium with two Messianic Jews and two Roman Catholics sharing their stories. A week later the Beckenhauers, our...
Refugees Yesterday and Today
An article in the NY Times describes how a 2011 Tweet from the President’s hospitality business caught fire on social media the weekend after his Executive Order on Immigration. The Tweet begins, “Tell us your favorite travel memory”….? How do I respond to the...
A Young German Mother Responds To “Meine Krone in der Asche”
Ich danke Ihnen sehr für dieses sehr berührende und gleichzeitig unglaublich spannende Buch. Es ist wunderbar geschrieben und es zog mich als Leser gleich in seinen Bann, so dass ich es gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen wollte. Es war sehr spannend und...
Student Impressions
The 6th grade students at All Saints' Episcopal Day School, wrote their impressions after listening to Hanna read from A Garland for Ashes: After reading this story, I have a much better understanding of what the Holocaust was like. I never realized how cruel the...
News release from All Saints’ Episcopal Day School in Phoenix, following Hanna’s visit.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MRS. HANNA ZACK MILEY SHARES MESSAGE WITH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS 2/23/2015 On Friday, February 20, Holocaust survivor Mrs. Hanna Zack Miley came and spoke to the sixth grade students. Her visit coincided with the sixth grade study of World War II....
Hanna’s Interview with ‘fontis Verlag
The `fontis verlag editor, Christian Meyer, asks Hanna penetrating questions about her process in writing, Meine Krone in der Asche, (A Garland for Ashes). Two versions: German/English and German. Hanna, welches Buch liegt gerade auf Ihrem Tisch? Welche anderen...
When you hear the name George Verwer…
What do you think... Christian leader calling people to radical discipleship? Founder of a mission movement? The guy with the blow up world balloon? For us, when we say the name George Verwer, we remember his encouragement to print A Garland for Ashes (Hanna's story)...