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Category Archives: Family
La mémoire des Hommes brûlés
— C’est une histoire de grands hommes. Une histoire triste qui se murmure. Une histoire comme d’autres qui font l’Histoire. Comme celles qui soufflent sur les braises et sur nos âmes. Comme celles qui font craquer les digues à Scheveningen. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holocaust, Israel / Judaism
Tagged Clabecq, Clabecq Belgique, Déportation, Holocaust, Michel Botman, Michel Botman photographe, Michel Botman Photographer, Michel Botman photographie, Michel Botman Photography, Rue de la Déportation Tubize Belgique, Tubize, Tubize Belgique
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It’s life and life only
Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with a small cancer. Nothing major at all. Nothing grand. A pesky malignant nodule, the size of a shriveled plum, sitting insidiously over my Thyroid was surgically removed. It took a bit of a … Continue reading
Histoire pour Noah
Sometimes, one goes back in time, searching for memories. This 15-year old story is for Noah:
Mandela
A few weeks ago, on the way to school, Jesse, one of the many bright kids in our carpool, and our son Noah were discussing Machiavellianism. Jesse made a particularly interesting and surprising comment on human nature and political systems.
Posted in Current Events, Family, Photography, Travel
Tagged Apartheid, Cape Town, District Six Museum, Mandela, Michel Botman, Michel Botman photographe, Michel Botman Photographer, Michel Botman photographie, Michel Botman Photography, Nelson Mandela, Noah Botman, Robben Island, Robben Island Cape Town, South Africa
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“Arribada” – Rescuing Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
By Noah Botman In July 2013, I was fortunate to travel to Costa Rica with my family to experience the incredible biodiversity in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Posted in Family, Noah Botman, Travel
Tagged Costa Rica, howler monkey, Michel Botman, Michel Botman photographe, Michel Botman Photographer, Michel Botman photographie, Michel Botman Photography, Monteverde, Nicoya Peninsula, Noah Botman, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, red-eyed frog, Rescuing sea turtles, Rio Verde, white-headed capuchin
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March of the Living – Israel
Posted in Family, Israel / Judaism, Noah Botman, Travel
Tagged Golan, Israel, Jerusalem, March of the Living, Massada, Noah Botman, Sfat, the march of the living, Yom HaAtzma’ut
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March of the Living – Poland
Posted in Family, Holocaust, Israel / Judaism, Noah Botman, Travel
Tagged anti-semitism, antisemitism, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Holocaust, March of the Living, MOL, Noah Botman, Poland, Warsaw ghetto, Yom HaShoah
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The Obama Yad Vashem Address
As many of our loved ones journeyed from Poland to Israel, traveling across the world from a somber Yom HaShoah commemoration in Auschwitz to a glorious Yom HaAtzma’ut celebration in Massada, we are also to remember the thousands of survivors … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, Holocaust, Israel / Judaism, Noah Botman
Tagged anti-semitism, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, human-rights, Israel, Majdanek, majdanek poland, Majdanic, middle-east, Noah Botman, Obama, Obama Yad Vashem Address, Palestine, politics, President Obama, President Obama Yad Vashem Address, Religion, shoah, UN resolution 181, World War II, Yom HaAtzma’ut, Yom HaShoah
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Memories from Auschwitz
In the spring of 1977, I was in my last year of Humanity studies at the “Collège St. Vincent”, in the small town of Soignies, in the French part of Belgium. I was invited to accompany my good friend André … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holocaust, Israel / Judaism, Photography
Tagged André Gréga, anti-semitism, antisemitism, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Concentration camps, deutsche demokratische republik, History, Holocaust, holocaust memorial day, Holocaust remembrance, lech walesa, Michel Botman, Michel Botman photographe, Michel Botman Photographer, Michel Botman photographie, Michel Botman Photography, nuit et brouillard, Oswiecim, Poland, the march of the living, World War II
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Howard & Nancy Kleinberg: Testimonies of Survivors
By Noah Botman. On Sunday February 10, 2013, in preparation for “The March of the Living”, scheduled to take place early April, a few Jewish students – including our son, Noah – interviewed Holocaust survivors, Nancy and Howard Kleinberg. We … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holocaust, Israel / Judaism, Noah Botman
Tagged anti-semitism, antisemitism, Auschwitz, Auschwitz tattoo, Bergen-Belsen, Concentration camps, Ghetto, History, Holocaust, Holocaust remembrance, holocaust survivors, Holocaust tattoo, howard kleinberg, Judaism, Lindy Amato, Majdanic, Mathousen, Michel Botman, Noah Botman, shoah, SS, Tattoo, the march of the living, Treblinka, Warsaw ghetto, World War II
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Kids on the Street
Last Sunday, like every year, Toronto celebrated the encompassing nature of literary imagination during its “ Word on the Street” event. As every year, Lindy woke up early to join her colleagues and volunteer teachers at the OTF booth. This … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family
Tagged Lindy Amato, Lindy Amato OTF, OTF, Word on the Street
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“The tails of two kitties” … The British Shorthair and Scottish Fold story
A few words on our gentle cat, Misty, her partner Johnny, and their lovely five new kittens. (See photo gallery following article by clicking on link below.)
RMR
It has become a bit of a tradition of the Botman-Amato clan: around Noah’s birthday we try to make it to an RMR taping and shake hands with Rick Mercer.
The dog ate my homework!
We recently acquired a brand new paper shredder …
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