By Robert M. Katzman © August 27, 2021
Long time ago
My family immigrated
To America
No one spoke English
All were part of
Our mysterious religion
Hated on both sides
Of the Atlantic
All four thought
America
The better bet
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(Read on …)On Rejecting Forgiveness
by Robert M. Katzman © August 11, 2021
Yom Kipper is coming soon, (Sundown, September 15th) the holy Jewish Day of Atonement, world-wide, where every person is expected to forgive those who may have done terrible things to them — even though they may not be deserving of such generosity of the heart — in order to receive God’s blessing.
I will admit I am guilty of not forgiving someone who was horrifically evil.
Well, perhaps God will give me a pass on this one.
Our story can be found here:
Dear Reader, this poisonous moment in time occurred in my life on July 7, 1987, 34 years ago, and 14 years before my Mother Anne’s death from cancer on August 3, 2001. She was 80.
(Read on …)Milt Buzil died on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at age 94. Not a relative of mine. A friend.
No, more important than that, he’s the guy who steps up when he sees someone in need.
His son, Ron Buzil, is my lifelong friend who must have inherited some of that moxie because in 1962, he did exactly that. Showed up at the worst possible time to come to my aid in the playground when the odds were impossible — and in doing so, completely upended my vulnerability in a fight against very bad odds of ten to one, to five to one. With the two of us standing together, back-to-back, we were more than formidable in beating back the bad guys.
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