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Carol Ungar

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Tablet A Stitch in Time 15 Mar 2023
The author reflects on the recently discovered hidden treasures of Jews who died in the Holocaust, contrasting them with her own grandmother's embroidered ta...
15 Mar 2023
Tablet Picturing a Lost World 6 Jan 2023
The author reflects on the questions about the lives of European Jews who perished in the Holocaust, particularly those from their parents' hometowns. They d...
6 Jan 2023
Tablet The Stories She Never Told 2 Nov 2022
"The Stories She Never Told" is a personal reflection on the author's mother's reluctance to speak about her own life. The author discusses how her mother's ...
2 Nov 2022
Tablet My Grandparents’ Impossible Situation 16 Sep 2022
The author recounts their realization as a child that their grandparents' situation was odd, with their "step-grandmother" not fitting in with their biologic...
16 Sep 2022
Tablet The Joy of Sour Cream 31 May 2022
Sour cream holds a special place in Jewish cuisine, with a variety of dishes commonly topped or mixed with it. The origins of sour cream can be traced back t...
31 May 2022
Tablet A Passage to Israel 24 May 2022
"A Passage to Israel" is a graphic novel that tells the true story of Rabbi Rafael Grossman, who traveled to the Soviet Union in 1965 to investigate the mist...
24 May 2022
Tablet The Miracle of the Dreidel 24 Nov 2021
The author reflects on the significance of playing dreidel with their parents, both Holocaust survivors, during Hanukkah. They recall using a plastic dreidel...
24 Nov 2021
Tablet Ancient Music, Lost in a Fire 27 Aug 2021
A devastating wildfire in Israel destroyed King David Harps, the only manufacturing plant for authentic biblical harps. Founded in 1984, the workshop was int...
27 Aug 2021
Tablet Home Is Where the Rug Is 12 Jul 2021
The article reflects on the nostalgia and significance of Persian rugs in Jewish households. The author recalls how her family, like many other Jewish famili...
12 Jul 2021
Tablet The Slow Road to Sanity 5 May 2021
In this personal essay, the author reflects on their newfound passion for cooking during the COVID-19 pandemic. They describe experimenting with various reci...
5 May 2021