My ex-husband's family always had the warmest, most delicious, and socially relevant Passovers. The ancient stories and rituals felt amazingly connected to modern times. They live far away so I seldom get to visit, but the warm savory taste of the kugel and the kitchen gabfests are forever etched in my memory. There's nothing like the warmth of a Jewish family gathering to enjoy the Passover seder. Enjoy!

Today is the anniversary of the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.

From today's Writer's Almanac:

On the 45th anniversary of the uprising, a survivor named Irena Klepfisz said, "What we grieve for is not the loss of a grand vision, but rather the loss of common things, events and gestures. … Ordinariness is the most precious thing we struggle for, what the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto fought for. Not noble causes or abstract theories. But the right to go on living with a sense of purpose and a sense of self-worth — an ordinary life."

These brave people fought against impossible odds, but they fought.

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