“Memory is the highest, and perhaps the most meaningful tribute one can pay...
Tonight begins the beginning of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013 and ends tomorrow night, Monday, April 8th, 2013. This time of year was selected to remember the millions who perished...
View Article“It’s a hard life, It’s a hard life, It’s a very hard life.”-Nanci Griffith
“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”-Maya Angelou July 31st holds several events that remind us that being Jewish has never been easy. Yes, we’ve been able...
View ArticleEdna Ferber: American Author and Playwright
“A Closed Mind is a Dying Mind.”-Edna Ferber As a child, I enjoyed reading the books by Edna Ferber and also seeing movies and plays based on her books. Ms Ferber also was a playwright and wrote...
View ArticleOwens and Biko…Men Who Did It Their Way
Jesse Owens was born today in 1913 and Steve Biko was murdered today in a South African jail in 1977. Both brave men stood up to bigotry and prejudice and exhibited determination and belief that...
View Article“Oh When We Will We Ever Learn?”-Pete Seeger
Folksinger/activist, Mary Travers was born today in 1936. Her life was cut short by cancer in 2009. Mary’s voice was so clear and urgent and soothing. We listened when she sang. Pete Seeger’s song,...
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