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MANY POSTS ARE HUMOR AND NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Proud Jew ✡️ memoir OUT FROM THE SHADOW published by Amsterdam Publishing. Repped by Bonnie Swanson of FinePrint Lit.
Blueberry buns are a Toronto hidden treasure. open.substack.com/pub/willieha...
This is how you fold a fitted sheet. I'll be posting an instructional video shortly.
In July 1944, a Sonderkommando in Auschwitz named Alberto Errera hid a camera in his hip pocket and shot photos on the grounds of Crematorium 5. The roll of film was smuggled to Kraków inside a toothpaste tube. Taken with enormous courage, the images bear witness to the crimes.
Imposter syndrome is real and universal. Everyone has moments of self doubt, with the feeling of ‘I don’t belong here’. In such moments, the brain exaggerates perceived threats. Others seem more confident and settled. This is a cognitive distortion, caused by anxiety and fear.
If you want to know what childhood trauma looks like. I think I was dressed by a cab driver.
Let's strengthen the Jewish community in Canada rather than weakening it by leaving. open.substack.com/pub/willieha...
My great-grandfather Hersz Zloczower operated a brandy distillery with his sons in Romania using cherries. The family skill continued after WW II. My mom’s cousin Shmuel created the Israeli liqueur Sabra made with oranges and chocolate. He lived next to orange groves which were his inspiration.
Selected as runner up for the best memoir at the New York Book Festival and a best seller on Amazon. This is a deep dive into the Holocaust, my family's legacy, and the contemporary antisemitism. Writing this was transformational.
Okay but they should put up a sign warning you that the wet floor is slippery.
That time I took on a 6-week assignment open.substack.com/pub/willieha...
Only two out of 1000 Germans resisted the Nazis. Only two out of 1000 Germans resisted the Nazis. open.substack.com/pub/willieha...
I want to see the coolest photo on your phone that you actually took yourself. No selfies. Go!
Tomorrow is CANADA DAY Take the Canada quiz to find out how Canadian you are. This Canadian scored just 17.
Canada 🇨🇦 is the first team to make it to the Round of 16 and the first time ever advancing to this stage.
Police do a welfare check at a local Waffle House after receiving no 911 calls in 3 days.
It's getting tougher and tougher to find parking in Toronto.
I share my thoughts as a grandfather on Father’s Day open.substack.com/pub/willieha...
The 1959 VW Beetle offered a coffee maker. Why is this not a thing in 2026?
I had a difficult childhood going to school while raising two parents. I think I did a good job.