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March 4, 2018 By Janneke

Survivor Psalm

Survivor Psalm By Frank Ochbery, M.D. I have been victimized. I was in a fight that was not a fair fight. I did not ask for the fight. I lost. There is no shame in losing suchFS Quote ugly defeat Fights, only in winning. I have reached the stage of Survivor and am no longer a slave of …

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August 17, 2017 By Janneke

Do we really recall WWII lessons AND recall WWII history?

This 1947 film went viral recently. The result of reaching into the past after the recent Charlottesville, Virginia violence.  Please watch. Have we remembered? Can we remember? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCVK7LdI4ao …

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November 24, 2011 By Janneke

Dumb Gratitude

Do you struggle with gratitude? I sure do. I have haaated the topic. I have NOT wanted to have an attitude of gratitude. Even in elementary school I was a seven year old gratitude curmudgeon. You know the drill in elementary school. The teacher has you make a list. Every child is grateful for …

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Janneke Jobsis Brown
Following Shadows is inspired by my own story. As a survivor of an international childhood with parents who were World War II survivors, I know the generational after-effects of starvation and slave labor in Japanese concentration camps for my father, and the terror of Nazi occupation for my mother. I know the challenges of struggling to feel at home across three countries: The Netherlands, Iran and America.

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