When I Should Have Died Newsletter
When I Should Have Died is a history newsletter that mostly covers Israel, Personal Essay and Family Visits. We've analyzed 2 issues from the past year; the latest was published Oct 15, 2026.
In their own words: Writing When I Should Have Died—a braided memoir linking my father’s Holocaust survival to my Israeli childhood under terror. Inherited war. Inherited silence. Breaking both. New post every Thursday.…
Visit When I Should Have Died ↗Main topics at a glance
Top 8 topics by mentions over the past year
What When I Should Have Died writes about
Israel
1 mentionsGaza population
1 mentionsIsrael writing
1 mentionsprimary sources
1 mentionsantisemitism writing
1 mentionsJewish identity
1 mentionsethnic cleansing accusation
1 mentionsHamas
1 mentionsGeha Road
1 mentionsmoral clarity
1 mentionshospital security
1 mentionsJewish persecution
1 mentionsTel HaShomer
1 mentionsEchoes publication
1 mentionsmemory and identity
1 mentionscheckpoints
1 mentionsapartheid accusation
1 mentionsRamat Gan
1 mentionsgenocide accusation
1 mentionspersonal essay
1 mentionsfamily visits
1 mentionsonline accusations
1 mentionsThen They Came
1 mentionsantisemitism
1 mentionsfather's illness
1 mentionsIsraeli hospital
1 mentionsdebate tactics
1 mentionsbook project
1 mentionsaccusation as mechanism
1 mentionsRecent issues of When I Should Have Died
Newsletters like When I Should Have Died
See all 2 alternatives →Explore the unseen connections behind world affairs, politics, disaster, and more. By Jonathan M. Katz
Topics: Comedy, tech, art, mindfulness, etc. 🧘 Influences: George Carlin, Leonard Cohen, Fran Lebowitz, Alan Watts 🧠 Work: Comedian/writer ✍️ Politics: Anti-crazy 📚 Gen: X 🤘 Approval Matrix: highbrow despicable 🕵…