Greece and the Holocaust
As part of a trip to Greece in 2023, I visited Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area and learned about the …
History
Turkey’s First Amphibious Assault Ship
The Turkish Navy received its largest vessel on April 10, 2023. I had the good fortune to see it up close while I was visiting Istanbul. The new ship was …
Constitution Gardens
Constitution Gardens is located between the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The 50-acre park was originally beneath the Potomac River. …
The First Public Statue of Abraham Lincoln
No, it’s not the Lincoln Memorial. In 1868, a statue of 16th President Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Lot Flannery was erected on the south side of the former District of Columbia …
Pont Alexandre III, Paris
The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge …
Remembering Pittsburgh’s Concordia Club
Part of Pittsburgh Jewish life from the late 19th century until 2009.
Abram Enzel (1916-1994)
Holocaust survivor and my father.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the official memorial of the United States to the Holocaust. The Museum provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. …
Remembering Lindy’s – ‘The Best Little Carry-Out in Washington’
I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. I attended the University of Pittsburgh, which is an urban campus. After moving to Washington, I always liked the George Washington University (GW) campus. …