Books
Lifeboat Blues
Forty poems and lyrics. Prophet rock response to this moment in human and Jewish history, where echoes of ancient stories mix with a digital media dream world.
"His pen,
though frail and slim of figure,
has a serpent's tooth
and a lion's vigour."
Yehuda al-Harizi
Dramatic tale of hidden identity and escape during WWII, and of the rich fabric of pre-war Jewish life in Poland. Yasha Garbuz was raised in a complex cultural mix of Pinsk, speaking Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish and Russian, where Zionists, socialists, Russians and Poles interacted. Drafted into Polish Army, taken prisoner in 1939, for five years, in the heart of Nazi Germany, Yasha hid his Jewish identity, escaping at the last minute in a train to Switzerland. He fulfills his dream to move to Israel, and starts a new life. Translated from the Hebrew by eBenBrandeis.
This is the eBenBrandeis Passover Haggadah, Corona edition. Its content was collected over the years of family seders, including original poetry and commentary, and then this special edition was compiled, edited and prepared for our family Zoom seder in Spring 2020.
Jokes that make a Point!
There are few things more satisfying than a good joke that is directly linked to the situation at hand: it breaks the ice, it restores perspective, and it makes the point in a way that a straightforward assertion can rarely do as well. As a result, it has wide application and effectiveness in a myriad of situations in private and in organizational life. This collection of 118 classic jokes and aphorisms will make you laugh and leave you happier but wiser. Edited by eBenBrandeis
Having friends is such fun!
So much fun you'll say: "Wow!"
It's fun to have fun -
But you have to know how...
You have to share toys,
And you must take your turn.
You don't just have friends -
it's something you learn."