Beth Sarafraz, at The Blogs

Jul 17, 2023, 12:33 PM

The story of survival is something holy, to be passed on without alteration or sanitization or a 'happily ever after' ending

Apr 16, 2015, 4:44 PM

Jack Eisner: Warsaw Ghetto Fighter, Holocaust Survivor, Author

In the penthouse of millionaire manufacturer Jack Eisner was an objet d’art, certainly not placed there at the suggestion of an interior designer. It was, however, something displayed at the insistence of the apartment’s owner -- a shred of...

Feb 12, 2015, 10:56 AM

Cool Brooklyn Jews Cha-Cha, Fall In Love

Once upon a time, in October 1957, a singles dance is held at the Infants Home of Brooklyn, in Borough Park – a fundraiser, organized by William David Binn and his friends to support the 75 foster children living...

Nov 30, 2014, 2:20 PM

Lola Lieber, woman of valor (1923-2014)

When I found out that Lola Lieber, 91 years old, had passed away November 1, motzei Shabbat, I was shocked. At the shiva, I confided as much to her son, “She was so strong, brave and honorable, so full...

About Me

Beth Schenerman Sarafraz is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has been published, through the years, in The New York Times, New Jersey Monthly Magazine, The Jewish Press, Brooklyn's Courier Life Newspapers, NY Blue Now Magazine, Police Officers Quarterly Magazine, East-Side Boxing.com, The Brooklyn Eagle, and more.