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Between the Gathering Storm and the Fate Held Only in a Few Hands
The Middle East, a land shaped by millennia of civilization, faith, and relentless struggle, stands yet again at the brink of a tempest that threatens not only its peoples but the fragile order of our world. For decades, the distrust between Iran and Israel has festered like an unresolved wound -self-inflicted, dangerous, and urgent. It… Keep reading →
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Granddad and grandma Wolf (Rostock -Mecklenburg roots)
My family roots is a story on its own, more detailed than being described below: Granddad (Louis Gustaaf Wolf) was born in Klundert ( the Netherlands) on the 15th of February 1865 and married grandma (Louise Ploos van Amstel) on the 3rd of May 1899. She was born in Reitsum on the 16th of July 1877 and was the daughter of…
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For those who are left behind…
My dad’s story is like many untold stories anywhere in the world. It includes my mum as well, as she was involved as well. This story in which they revealed something special to me, is what I value so much in them long after they have gone. It happened at one particular stage in their lives.…
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Early childhood in Goes, – a memory!
The first 5 years of my early childhood were spent in Goes, – a city in the county of Zeeland (the Netherlands). It’s the county better known at present for the Delta works, aimed to protect the area against further flooding after the flood disaster in 1953, where some 1200 people died. Still do I have…
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The nuclear energy dangers in our times
The nuclear energy question has been raised on many occasions but the situation in Japan again reflects issues which if not resolved properly have implications for many future generations. The question is not whether we can supply ourselves with efficient energy but the issue is whether the kind of energy we opt for is really safe.…
We dream of things that never were and say: "Why not?" 