Waffle and Writings! for Tuesday, April 8, 2008

I have recently watched these two movies and they are excellent examples of the way the Australian film industry has started to come of age. Romulus, My father is by far the better of the two for its more sophisticated cinematic approach. It is the story of a boy whose father is his main carer. His mother is a promiscuous and licentious woman who is a direct contrast to the moral stance of the father. In fact his mother has a baby daughter to the father’s best friend and his friend in turn is... Sign in to see full entry.

Every Neshama A white bearded man, a holy sage His neshama, a holy fire shining In the night of golass. He prays ardently for a new age To begin, his flame touches and lights up Every neshama that is close Is strengthened in his light, Is given hope! Every neshama that is lost Is searched for and found To be returned to Torah ways! Every Neshama that wanders Sad and despairing Is a great cost to Am Israel! Every Neshama that returns Joyous to be filled With the light of Torah Is as valuable as... Sign in to see full entry.

Holocaust Day - Ha Shoah 5766 Sixty one years later, Some say we should forget, The day when Six million Jewish souls, Forced to exit By violence By fire By gas By gun By starvation By cold By neglect, Are remembered. One by one, Faceless statistics, Numbers on a page, Shaved heads, Rough hued blue tattoos Marked forearms. The shivering naked had Personal histories obliterated By a Nazi war machine For a while By an Aryan master race For a while That replaced familiar faces With masks and... Sign in to see full entry.