Holocaust – David Haldane

September 28, 2026

A New Nazi Germany?

By David Haldane Sept. 28, 2026 There are many reasons I care about Germany. First, my mother was a German Jew who survived the […]

September 17, 2026

Becoming Israeli

By David Haldane Sept. 15, 2026 It was just last week, on Rosh Hashanah, that I finally decided. A holiday that meant little to […]

July 13, 2026

Trapped in China

By David Haldane July 13, 2026 China and I are not friends. I first realized that long ago when, passing through one […]

April 6, 2026

Full Circle

By David Haldane April 6, 2026 For many years my mother refused to drive a Volkswagen. Though I was too young to understand it […]

December 15, 2025

Preserving the Carcasses of Dead Houses

By David Haldane Dec. 14, 2025 The devastation was devastating. Block after block stacked with the carcasses of dead houses. Walls punctured by bullet […]

September 14, 2025

Wailing at the Western Wall

By David Haldane Sept. 14, 2025 It hit me like a stone. One minute I was standing awkwardly at Jerusalem’s historic Western Wall wondering what […]

February 2, 2025

The Jews of Siargao Island

By David Haldane February 2, 2025 It started at an airport. Strolling through Mactan-Cebu International Airport last month, I noticed a bearded man […]

January 6, 2025