DAVID WEISS

Take a journey to the "Old Country". Learn about small town European life with all of its simple pleasures and hardships. Read about the onset of Nazi influence in the 1930s and discover how two young Jews in their 20s and 30s beat the odds and survived the Holocaust. The story and journey of Tibor and Sarlota Weiss is a tribute and a testimony to the power of the human spirit. At the conclusion of the war, the two Survivors married one another and lived in the re-born, re-formed Czechoslovakia. Even with the news that most of their families were killed, the next three years did show a re-birth of hope for the Weisss. Their only child was born and Czecholslovakia was, briefly, a proud democratic nation. The dark cloud of communism, however, appeared and like almost all of Slovakias Jews, they left for Israel. After three years in the new Jewish nation, The Weisss made their final move and came to Milwaukee. Life would be filled with incredible accomplishments, but also with the feeling and understanding that life was never as it truly should have been.This book will inform, educate and inspire a wide variety of readers. Get ready to take a winding, enriching, sometimes difficult (other times funny) but always enlightening journey with Tibor and Sarlota Weiss.

Los artistas, que llevan desde el año 1979 trabajando juntos, han utilizado técnicas muy diversas: cine, vídeo, escultura o fotografía. Además de las distintas disciplinas hay que hablar de la variedad visual y conceptual de sus obras. En sus trabajos es recurrente por un lado, la utilización de objetos cotidianos y por otro, la alteración y transformación de la realidad.

Imagine looking into a rear-view mirror and seeing an object on your trunk. Imagine its something like an apple. Its not an illusion, you can see it, but you cant grab it. If you stop the car, that change in the dynamic will certainly cause the apple to roll off of the trunk. The apple is there, visible, but not attainable for any use other than seeing it, making observations and taking note of its undeniable presence. Judaism in my ancestral homeland is much like this apple. Judaism was there, that is a fact. You can still see it and experience it.sort of. But you cant ever really have it. You can research it, find where the old buildings are/used to be, read about the people/places, but you cant have it. And would you really want it? What was Jewish life like in these two towns? What is it like now? Lastly, what could and what should the future of Judaism be in the two mid-size Slovak towns of Nitra and Trnava?My image of life in "The Old Country" has always been that of a slow-paced, calm, peaceful and timeless existence. But the real history of Slovakia Jewry is filled with upheaval. The history of Jewish people in this region and in these two towns is even more tumultuous. This book looks at what existed before the Holocaust, what happened during the Shoah (Holocaust) and what effect communism had on these cities after WWII. We will then look at the critical question of where Jewish life should go from here.Should there be robust, rebuilt Jewish life in the heart of Hitlers former empire just to make a symbolic statement? Thank you for joining me on this journey as we open a window to the past and discuss what future, if any, can and should exist in these cities.Writing this book has been a labor of love and the result of two decades of research on these topics. It has also been the result of many hours of thinking about these issues from both a philosophical and a practical lens.I would like to thank the following people for their insight on the topics in this book. They were very kind to reply to me and share their knowledge and observations with me; Josef Novak (Trnava), Jan Medved (Trnava), Maria Rybar (Nitra), Anna Banik (Nitra), Katarina Jahoda (Bratislava), Ron Levenson (Israel via Kosice). As teachers with a passion for history and for their country, it was a pleasure to learn from them. All of the pictures come from my grandparents collection and from tripadvisor.com unless otherwise noted.The picture on the cover was one of the items that my Grandma Weiss hid in the garden of her cousins garden before the Holocaust. She dug a large hole and kept several pictures and other family heirlooms in the ground. This picture was rolled up and kept underground for four years.

The Jews of Europe were trapped. Anti-Semitism had been an issue in Europe for centuries, but the sentiment increased exponentially when the Nazis rose to prominence. An attention-getting orator, Adolf Hitler laid out the case that the Jews were responsible for Europes woes. The economic penalties after WWI hurt the German economy and Hitler used the struggle to blame the Jews. Even as the economy improved, Hitler stayed true to his message.The ramp up of anti-Semitic rhetoric and behavior in Europe was persistent during the 1930s. The Jews in countries such as Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia also felt the ferocity of the anti-Jewish movement. Many of these countries were establishing new laws modeled after the Nuremberg Laws which stripped Jews of their Human Rights. Nations did not simply allow Jews to leave. They often times required that the Jews give up their financial possessions. How could they get a ticket and be able to settle elsewhere without any financial means? Many Jews simply didnt have a lot of money. Making the final decision to pick-up and leave was also difficult.The other huge obstacle was the fact that nobody wanted the Jews to enter their country. After World War I, many nations in the world took a more isolationist approach. The United States and other countries also had a large issue of their own with anti-Semitism.There was simply no place to go to.The countries in this book accepted some Jews. Some, like the Dominican Republic, wanted to accept more, but by the time everything was set-up for them to cross the Atlantic, it became too dangerous to make this journey. Other nations like Bolivia had a small program in place which was paid for and run by one influential individual. In general, the small quotas these countries had set were not filled due to the difficulty of getting Jews across the Atlantic and other troubles. These nations did, however, play a role in saving some Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust. This book also highlights the willingness (or lack of willingness) of these nations to accept Holocaust Survivors after the war. One of the big lesser-told tragedies of the Holocaust was the inaction of the world community post-WWII. My grandparents all found themselves in difficult spots after the Holocaust. My two grandparents from Poland ended up in Displaced Persons Camps. In 1946 they found a new home in Belgium. They lived peacefully in Belgium until 1961 and had their only child, my mother, in 1949. In 1961 they received sponsorship through a cousin and a synagogue in Wisconsin and came to the United States. My other grandmother was in hiding in her home country of Slovakia during the war. She stayed in Slovakia after the war because it was re-formed as Czechoslovakia and run as a free, democratic nation. My grandfather was a Slave Laborer and ended the war in hiding as well. He also stayed in Czechoslovakia. They got married and lived in grandmas hometown of Trnava until 1949. By 1949 the communists had taken over the government and most of the Jews of Slovakia left for the new nation of Israel. My grandparetns stayed in Israel until 1952 when my grandmothers niece in the United States married a well-to-do businessman whose parents sponsored my grandparents and my father who was five years old at the time. Most Survivors were not this fortunate.Part 2: Unfortunate Escapes: Nazi War Criminals

Introduction:Fellow Traveler: A person who is not a member of a particular group or political party, but who sympathizes with the groups aims and policies. (definition from Oxford Language Dictionary)The term Fellow Traveler is often used in relation to communist nations, but it is even more relevant when discussing fascism. When Stalin began setting up the Soviet satellite nations he searched for allies in places like Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. While Soviet agents and operatives were already infiltrating these nations, Stalin wanted and needed more support from local and national-level politicians. He found this support coming from a variety of people who shared many Soviet beliefs and Stalins basic world vision. Hitler needed Fellow Travelers for the same reasons and used them throughout his reign of terror.The Nazis main philosophical pillars were anti-Semitism and the belief that some ethnicities are superior to others. Hitler used these two core beliefs to reach out to potential Fellow Travelers. Leaders like Josef Tiso and Miklos Horthy had great antipathy toward Jews. Hitler used this commonality to further their relationship. Mussolini and Ion Antonescu shared Hitlers belief in ethnic superiority. This core belief led to the strong alliances between Germany, Italy, and Romania. Even though Hitlers Axis partners were not technically Nazis, they shared certain core, crucial beliefs. Their goals were not always the same as Hitlers, but there was significant overlap. In many cases, fear and hatred of communism and the Soviet Union were also shared beliefs. Ultimately, Hitler needed more than just Nazis to take over Europe. He needed co-collaborators, co-conspirators, and Fellow Travelers.A moral objector is a person who opposes the goals of the aggressor. During the 1930s and early 1940s this meant openly opposing anti-Semitism and the belief in a Master Race. Even if their country could have found benefit to aligning with Hitler, a moral objector simply would not agree to such an alliance. In some cases, like with Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, a leader could be a moral objector but still be forced into an alliance with the Nazis. In cases such as this, leaders threw obstacles into the Nazi military and political operations.Some of the leaders, such as Enver Hoxha and Vaclav Havel, are included in this book for special reasons. Enver Hoxha came to power in Albania due to his successful guerilla war against the Nazis in 1944. Hoxha and his informal army drove the Nazis out of the country. Hoxha, however, unleashed forty-plus years of terror on his people. The Nazi invasion of Albania led directly to Hoxhas takeover which imprisoned and abused Albanias population until the early 1990s.Czechoslovakia was taken over by the Soviet Union after World War II. This was, for the most part, a reaction to the terror of the Nazis. Stalin wanted a sphere of influence to protect his nation and to help expand its influence. Oppressive Soviet rule in Czechoslovakia lasted until the very last days of 1989. Vaclav Havel and his pro-Democratic partners in Czechoslovakia put an end to this Moscow-dominated rule. Havel had to fight the history of both communism and Nazism. When Havel spoke to the liberated people of Prague on New Years Eve 1990 the country was finally back to its rightful, pre-Nazi existence. The aftershocks of Hitlers regime choked both Albanian and Czechoslovak ...

My grandparents, Jack and Genia Grinbaum, managed to Survive and Thrive under the most cruel of circumstances. Born in Poland in the 1920s they were on their way to a hard-working and fulfilling family-oriented lives. While Anti-Semitic rhetoric and actions were a part of day-to-day life in their Polish villages, their families had lives that were filled with meaning and purpose. And then came the Holocaust.Grandpa Jack lost his mother, his father, two brothers and countless other family members and friends. He survived the Miechow Ghetto, several Concentration Camps (escaping twice, once from Plaszow, the Camp shown in Schindlers List) and another near death experience at a Pogrom in Kelce, Poland. While this would have been enough to break most men, Grandpa Jack survived...and then he thrived. While in Kelce he married Genia, went to another Displaced Persons Camp (Regensberg) and found a way to enter Belgium illegally and use his tailoring skills to impress enough people to be granted a Green Card. He paid for his wife, her only surviving sister and her new husband to join him in Belgium. Success, on a grand scale, was just around the corner for Grandpa Jack, first in Belgium and then in the United States. It was an unusual, inspiring journey for Milwaukee, Wisconsins premier retailer of mens formal wear.My Grandma Genia was a partner through it all. She came from a religious family in Maczki, just outside of Sosnoweic, Poland. She witnessed the murder of her parents and four of her sisters. She also lost her brother in Auschwitz. Grandma Genia suvived well over four years of pure hell, almost all of it at Parschnitz Concentration Camp. While she re--united with her only surviving sister and a few distant cousins, her life was destroyed. While Grandma Genia had moments of happiness and joy after the war, the PTSD symptoms and bi-polar symptoms would haunt her until she would pass away. Grandma Genia was a true angel who suffered through unspeakable horrors that go beyond description. Despite living with a heavy heart, she raised a daughter and had two grandchildren and was the most wonderful, kindest human being that I have ever known.This book begins with a grandson/grandfather interview. This was primarily taken from my 2011 interview with Grandpa Jack but pieces were also taken from previous interviews in the late 1980s, 1990s and one from 2009. The Grinbaums were incredibly generous to share these experience with me so that others could learn about the good and the unspeakably evil that lurks in human souls. This book then has inspirational, funny stories about the Grinbaums as well as some suggestions for what "we" should do to carry on the Legacy. There are interviews with people who knew the Grinbaums before the war, dozens and dozens of pictures and much more. This book will leave you inspired and help you gain a new perspective of "whats possible" in both good and bad ways.Whether you are new to the study of the Holocaust or whether you have read a lot of books on this topic, this book will provide you with a unique perspective, knowledge of time period and a sense of the Survivor-Spirit.

The definitive book on adapting the classic work of Richard Wyckoff to today's marketsPrice and volume analysis is one of the most effective approaches to market analysis. It was pioneered by Richard Wyckoff, who worked on Wall Street during the golden age of technical analysis. In Trades About to Happen, veteran trader David Weis explains how to utilize the principles behind Wyckoff's work and make effective trades with this method.Page by page, Weis clearly demonstrates how to construct intraday wave charts similar to Wyckoff's originals, draw support/resistance lines, interpret the struggle for dominance in trading ranges, and recognize action signals at turning points.Analyzes markets one bar chart at a time, which recreates the ambiguity of actual tradingEmphasizes reading price/volume charts without a secondary reliance on mathematical indicatorsIncludes a short study guide in the appendix to help readers master the materialFilled with in-depth insights and practical advice, Trades About to Happen promises to be the definitive work on utilizing Wyckoff's classic methods in today's turbulent markets.

How would Ricky Pierce match-up against Khris Middleton? What about Jack Sikma against Andrew Bogut? Who had more to offer, Jerald Honeycutt of Deandre Liggins? Could the backcourt of Michael Redd and Mo Williams lead the 2007-2008 Bucks past the Big Dog/Ray Allen combo of 1997-1998? Get ready to dive into Bucks history and think about some of the most heralded and the most forgotten players in franchise history.Comparing teams of different eras has become a popular past-time. But usually when teams are compared to one another, its great teams. This book will appeal to fans of the Milwaukee Bucks and NBA fans that love to learn about and remember the more mundane teams. This book also compares individual players to one another, taking into consideration where they were in their career during the particular season thats being profiled.This book begins by analyzing and comparing the 1987-1988 Milwaukee Bucks and the 1997-1998 Milwaukee Bucks. This is a battle of the 20th anniversary team and the 30th anniversary team. We begin with a summary of the teams and then analyze each of the players. A game is then "played" between the two teams with the winner moving on to the finals. Then its time for a similar analysis and competition between the 2007-2008 and the 2017-2018 Bucks teams. These are the 40th and 50th anniversary teams. Although neither season ended up being championship caliber, they both had interesting players and unusual quirks in their respective seasons. Each team is then matched up with whichever teams they have yet to play against.This book was made possible by the wonderful modern internet-age. It is also a product of my lifelong interest in the Milwaukee Bucks. As far as the internet is concerned, I am forever thankful. Before youtube and other similar video hubs, it was extremely difficult to watch old sports clips. Right at the start of the internets popularity (about 1997-2001) it was possible to order tapes online and that was a real treasure. But now its possible to watch clips of Litterial Green, Pace Mannion, Randy Breuer, Jerry "Ice" Reynolds as well as complete games from these seasons. The internet is also an amazing place to get quick factual information. One search on Wikipedia or doing a general Google search gives you a players basic stats. In the pre-internet era people had to buy all of the yearbooks which were quite large and expensive. The other option was buying a teams media guide on an annual basis. So while this book doesnt reference exotic statistical sources, I did my own basic research; watching a TON of youtube videos of these players/teams and getting the basic points, rebounds, minutes, assists info. This is a super-fan-book. I have written about other topics, but this is my first foray into my lifelong passion of professional basketball. Has it been a long time since youve thought about Paul Mokeski, John Lucas, Terry Cummings, Elliott Perry, Yi Jianlian, Charlie Bell and Craig Hodges? If you are a die-hard NBA fan or just a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks, youll love this unique, insightful look at the 20th, 30th, 40th and 50th anniversary teams.This book ends with some fun "Fear the Dear" trivia and a picture match! Test YOUR Bucks knowledge!

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