Category Archives: Religion
Charlottesville Has Made the Past Present For Jews
Past has become present in the most horrifying way. When I see the Nazi flag that symbol of the Third Reich being waved proudly through the streets of Charlottesville, all I can see is a little Polish boy, homeless, hungry
Charlottesville Has Made the Past Present For Jews
Past has become present in the most horrifying way. When I see the Nazi flag that symbol of the Third Reich being waved proudly through the streets of Charlottesville, all I can see is a little Polish boy, homeless, hungry
A Chocolate Bunny For Easter
For some, Easter is all about the candy Candy manufacturers have all hopped on the Easter candy bandwagon by painting some pastel colors on their usual year round candy. From Reese’s Pieces Pastel Easter Egg Candy or Whopper’s Robin Eggs,
A Chocolate Bunny For Easter
For some, Easter is all about the candy Candy manufacturers have all hopped on the Easter candy bandwagon by painting some pastel colors on their usual year round candy. From Reese’s Pieces Pastel Easter Egg Candy or Whopper’s Robin Eggs,
A Passover Tradition
From the Holiday Archive: Like Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix produced no tears. That dehydrated marvel of mid-century cookery was a staple in my Mothers repertoire. Mom joined the legion of happy homemakers who were overjoyed
A Passover Tradition
From the Holiday Archive: Like Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix produced no tears. That dehydrated marvel of mid-century cookery was a staple in my Mothers repertoire. Mom joined the legion of happy homemakers who were overjoyed
Closed Borders or Open Hearts
American history loves to celebrate our role as a land of asylum, humanity and opportunity for people across the globe. It’s a pillar of our cherished self-image as exceptional among nations. It’s the American Way. Whenever tragedy has struck Americans
Closed Borders or Open Hearts
American history loves to celebrate our role as a land of asylum, humanity and opportunity for people across the globe. It’s a pillar of our cherished self-image as exceptional among nations. It’s the American Way. Whenever tragedy has struck Americans
I Married a Refugee
I married a refugee who as a little boy was perceived as a threat to Cold War America and not as a survivor of the Holocaust. While my childhood was a sugar frosted world of frost-free fun living out the
I Married a Refugee
I married a refugee who as a little boy was perceived as a threat to Cold War America and not as a survivor of the Holocaust. While my childhood was a sugar frosted world of frost-free fun living out the
Dreaming of a White Christmas
From the Christmas Vault: 50 Shades of Santa The great debate recently about the color of Santa makes me wonder- if that all time Christmas classic “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” could be written by a Irving Berlin, a
Dreaming of a White Christmas
From the Christmas Vault: 50 Shades of Santa The great debate recently about the color of Santa makes me wonder- if that all time Christmas classic “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” could be written by a Irving Berlin, a
Miss Rheingold Contest a N.Y. Summer Staple
Once upon a time, the selection of the annual “Miss Rheingold” was as highly anticipated in N.Y. as the race for the White House. For some mid-century misses the title of Miss America was the American Dream. But in
Miss Rheingold Contest a N.Y. Summer Staple
Once upon a time, the selection of the annual “Miss Rheingold” was as highly anticipated in N.Y. as the race for the White House. For some mid-century misses the title of Miss America was the American Dream. But in
Hating Love in the Name of God
Why do so many still hate in the name of Religion? Taking it to its ugliest extreme is this latest mass killing in a gay nightclub in Orlando where one man shot and killed 49 people, injuring over 50 because
Hating Love in the Name of God
Why do so many still hate in the name of Religion? Taking it to its ugliest extreme is this latest mass killing in a gay nightclub in Orlando where one man shot and killed 49 people, injuring over 50 because
Never Forget
Worth remembering on Holocaust Remembrance Day: David Duke applauds Trump for thwarting “the Jewish supremacists who control our country.” On his radio program on Wednesday, the former Klu Kux Klan leader launched into an anti Semitic tirade: “I think these
Never Forget
Worth remembering on Holocaust Remembrance Day: David Duke applauds Trump for thwarting “the Jewish supremacists who control our country.” On his radio program on Wednesday, the former Klu Kux Klan leader launched into an anti Semitic tirade: “I think these
Wisconsin Primary 1960
In late March 1960 a yet to turn 43-year-old Senator from Massachusetts was near the beginning of his long hard struggle for the presidency when he arrived in Wisconsin to face off Minnesota’s popular senator. Just as it may in
Wisconsin Primary 1960
In late March 1960 a yet to turn 43-year-old Senator from Massachusetts was near the beginning of his long hard struggle for the presidency when he arrived in Wisconsin to face off Minnesota’s popular senator. Just as it may in
