ZMIDEK FAMILY BLOG 

Norman Balon was the younger brother of Bernard Balon z"l and the beloved uncle of Bernard's daughter, Lois George.

Nothing quite says ‘we want you dead’ like the eerie cadence of a siren. On a quiet Saturday morning at the end of February, 2026, phones around the country emitted the all-too-familiar screech, warning us that a missile had just been launched towards Israel from Iran and that we should stay near a protected space. The screech is typically followed by a sort of rhythmic crunchy sound that suggests that your location is possibly on the missile’s projected trajectory. Once it’s

Two b’nei mitzvot, one graduation and a war by Patricia Carmel Split screen references how on July 14, 1997, Israelis watching the...