Historic Profiles, Uncategorized |
August 30, 2017
The French Postman Who Built A Palace He Saw In His Dreams
Ferdinand Cheval found a peculiar rock and used it to build a castle that he'd seen in his dreams years ten years earlier....
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by Rebecca Odessa |
The dark tale of Urbain Grandier is a cautionary tale of how quickly hysteria can give rise to violence....
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by Rebecca Odessa |
The ominous medical contraption that saved the life of thousands of polio victims....
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by Rebecca Odessa |
The story of Yehudis, the Biblical heroine who used her powers of seduction to save the nation of Israel....
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by Devorah Goldstein |
Polish social worker, Irena Sendler, was a relentless heroine, saving almost 2,500 Jewish children from death in the camps....
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by Lela Casey |
Jewish historian and humanitarian, Emanuel Ringelblum, started a secret archivist group dedicated to preserving the history of the Warsaw Ghetto....
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by Rebecca Odessa |
Many of the actors and crew members in Casablanca were WWII refugees whose resiliency allowed them to bounce back and flourish....
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by Rebecca Lawton |
Deborah, the first Jewish judge, is said to have been the reincarnation of two other Jewish heroines. ...
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by Devorah Goldstein |
The fascinating journey of Charles de Foucauld from tragic youth to Saint....
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by Rebecca Odessa |
While visiting Dracula's Castle, the author comes upon an ancient scale used to determine people's innocence or guilt....
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