Ruchi Koval

Jewish Family Experience, Cleveland

Growing up, I went to Camp Bnos for nine summers, so for me summer songs always come back to Dina Storch. Her cantatas, written with Shonnie Perr, haunted me in the best and deepest
place in my heart. “There’s a Place in My Mind” made me cry every time I heard it. As a child I tried to hide my tears from the other girls in the “casino” during the Nine Days. Now I know better and cry freely when I hear the powerful and soulful words of Dina Storch.

 (Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 773)