The Holzs and Wards are among the millions of little-known families whose hopes and dreams, inventiveness, work ethic and perseverance were transplanted from the rigidity of European culture to root in the opportunity of American soil. The cultural, culinary, social and industrial histories of the United States are found in the stories of these two families. Their origins, though obscure and humble, provided the drive to create better lives for themselves and their children. America's greatness was born and continues through the experiences of families such as these. The stories told in...
The Holzs and Wards are among the millions of little-known families whose hopes and dreams, inventiveness, work ethic and perseverance were transplant...
From the beginning they were refugees: Jews, Christians, Muslims, children of Europe and the Middle East. They packed bags bound for freedom hoping that safety, opportunity, and future generations of tolerance would be their American legacy ... or was their journey to be a mere transplant from a place they had known to yet another bit of troubled earth, and would their children cling to the old or embrace the new.
From the beginning they were refugees: Jews, Christians, Muslims, children of Europe and the Middle East. They packed bags bound for freedom hoping th...
Labyrinths reach into prehistory and have no geographic cultural, or religious limit. As medieval times passed, labyrinths fell into disuse. In recent times labyrinths have emerged as spiritual tools, a modern mode of worship and have brought with them a sense of peace, comfort and rest as one walks the labyrinth's path, stops to meditate, reflect or think deeply.
Labyrinths reach into prehistory and have no geographic cultural, or religious limit. As medieval times passed, labyrinths fell into disuse. In recent...
