
A Memory Journey
Humor
Some of what a person leaves behind is simply the way they made a room feel lighter. These are the Fridays that begin with a straight face and end with the whole table laughing.
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2people
1place
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Places & things
The world these memories move through — each one opens onto everywhere else it appears.
The memories
In the order they happened — walk them slowly.
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August 14, 2026
The Tattoo That Wasn’t
This week’s memorial blog is number 388, and as we look at this week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, we are given a powerful…
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September 4, 2026
History Arrives One Name at a Time
Some weeks, history arrives one name at a time.
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September 18, 2026
The Mailbox Grandpa Harry Could See
No matter how many Rosh Hashanahs and Yom Kippurs we are given, eventually there comes a year when it is written—and…
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Photographs
Faces from these memories. Open one to step into the full gallery.
Follow a thread
Continue exploring
More ways to walk the archive.
Story
Be Somebody
Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.

Person
Harlan
The subject of every story
Place
Toledo, Ohio
Where the family's funeral arrangements were held
Journey
Loss & Memory
What remains after someone is gone — and how the remembering keeps going.
Story
The Tattoo That Wasn’t
This week’s memorial blog is number 388, and as we look at this week’s Torah portion, Shoftim, we are given a powerful…

Person
Zandra L. Yaffe
Mother of Harlan and Hal





