Author Archive for Alan D. Entin

Poetry Feature: Come Back Home

August 16, 2025
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<em>Poetry Feature:</em> Come Back Home

I. In the Beginning   Second child, Bernard, born March 1, 1915 Older brother, my father, Jacob (Jack), born June 3, 1912 Younger sister, Roslyn, born (June 1, 1922) disabled, hospitalized, died February 10, 1942 Their father, Abraham, died March 21,1930 Their mother, Nettie, died April 29, 1953   Bernie Brilliant student, graduated High...
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Connecting the Dots, Creating a Tapestry: A Multigenerational History of Trauma

August 30, 2023
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Connecting the Dots, Creating a Tapestry: A Multigenerational History of Trauma

All families have secrets, and I discovered mine at a young age, in a box or paper bag, I don’t remember which, in the closet. I knew even then it was a secret, an important secret because no one in my family wanted to talk about my prescient treasure: letters and photographs. I was...
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Barcelona synagogue remembers Lincoln Brigaders

December 5, 2011
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Barcelona synagogue remembers Lincoln Brigaders

On a visit to sites important to the Spanish Civil War in October, 2010, Alan Warren took Josie Nelson Yurek, Parkie Parker, and me to visit the Ancient Major Synagogue in Barcelona. Historically, the Synagogue has roots dating back to the middle ages, although now it functions as a Museum in addition to...
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