The Berry Patch

07/25/2024

Lucious ripe tomatoes

05/31/2024

Now thanks an improvement! Thanks Lauren and Jose for supporting me on my journey.

05/14/2024

Records indicate that my grandmother Hannah/Chana Ida/Ajdla Urman, was born on this date in 1912. She was one of five children. Two of her brothers (Wolf and Icek) and one sister (Blima) died before the Germans invaded Poland in 1939; the fate of her sister Liba, born in 1914 is unknown at this time.

Hannah married Rubin Fajner in 1929; she had five children: Bendyt “Ben”, Idel, Majier, Rozia, and Chaim. Idel died at two years of age in 1933.

Ben, my dad, and his father Rubin were taken at gunpoint from their home and placed in forced labor camps [multiple over the course of several years]. Sometime in 1941, Hannah learned of an underground humanitarian effort that was securing fake passports to escape deportation – known as The Lados Group. She wrote a letter seeking assistance; however the response to her was undeliverable as “she was not found”. It is then believed that in August 1942, Hannah and her other children were rounded up and taken to the soccer field in Bedzin; they, along with many others, were marched through the town to the train station and loaded into cattle cars – destination Auschwitz. Upon arrival, they were taken to the shower facility. I am haunted by the image of Hannah holding her infant son Chaim, while Rozia and Majier each clung to a leg, as they choked to death on poison gas.

On her birthday, six years after her murder, the Nation of Israel was created.

My father, Ben, somehow survived the Holocaust. He never forgot the love of his mother and spoke of her often, as I was growing up.

My middle name is Hannah, after my grandmother; my dad often told me I looked like his mom. While I never knew or saw a photo of my grandmother, she has been my strength throughout my life and now particularly as I endure Cancer, which to me does not compare to what she suffered.

https://www.hannahfound.org

The Hannah Ida Urman Foundation

Holocaust Education | Hannah Ida Urman Foundation www.hannahfound.org

05/13/2024

This season I missed growing voluptuous organic lettuce due to Cancer diagnosis and surgery.

I am still vertical and have tomatoes growing in greenhouse and sunflowers will be in ground very soon.

Will post more on available dates soon.

02/29/2024

Eagerly anticipating the arrival of Spring. Planting lettuce soon with hopes of achieving a bountiful crop rivaling that of last season. Sticking to red leaf blends for sale. Planning to bolt romaine for fun flower arrangements.

02/06/2024

In lieu of gardening this morning 😋

11/18/2023

Decided to wear these necklace pendants today as earrings. Proud to stand with Israel 🇮🇱

10/10/2023

Sharing. Perhaps you, or someone you know, can help:

FOR FRIENDS WHO TEACH AND SPEAK HEBREW:
Friends: from our dear colleague Nike Silberstein in Israel, one something many of us can do NOW.
She is putting together an emergency online school for Israeli kids. The school system in Israel is closed for at least the next 48 hours. Teachers in Israel have their own worries and cannot focus.
The Hebrew Speaking community abroad needs to step up now and help engage children's minds and hearts. We need to alleviate even a tad of stress parents are dealing with by helping them in the ways we can with child care and engagement.
Our online school will start tomorrow. It is called, שאגת אריה, "Sha'agat Arieh" the Lion's Roar. Nike just spoke to the head of Seminar Hakkibutzim who will distribute the links to principals all over Israel. They need Hebrew Speaking teachers or Hebrew speaking people who can teach in all subjects, grade levels pre-k-12 Please connect with Nike Silberstein on Whatsapp +972 52 6154749.
If you are able to help, now is the time.

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10/08/2023

My broken heart and soul are with my family, friends, and All in Israel. Praying for your safety and swift resolve.

09/12/2023

From the greenhouse this morning, will be more this afternoon at The Berry Patch