“The forest” — entry into the core exhibit
The long-awaited core exhibition of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews opened Oct. 28. I attended the gala opening events and also wrote a couple of articles —
A French country music fan wears Hank Williams on his arm…Photo
Interior of restored synagogue in Brandys nad Labem, CZ.
I have an article in The Forward on the
Here are links to a couple of my most recent articles
The Jewish Poet Who Slept in Hitler
Here’s a picture of me meeting with Pope John Paul II back in the mid-1990s….
Rome is bracing for millions of pilgrims coming to attend to canonization on Sunday of popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Here’s my JTA article about how these two popes revolutionized relations between Catholics and Jews.
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Remembering Jiri Fiedler
This past week the terrible news came that Jiri Fiedler, a pioneer in Jewish heritage research in the Czech Republic,
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Pete Seeger and Czech Bluegrass
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Plans for new Holocaust memorial museum in Budapest spark controversy
Tablet Magazine published my article last week about plans for a controversial new Holocaust memorial museum in Budapest. It was a real pleasure to work with Tablet’s editor for the piece, Allison Hoffman.
The article prompted a lot of interest and feedback — it’s a complex and very fraught situation, and I am very pleased that people praised it for being “measured,” “insightful,” and “objective”!
The facility, which is to combine a permanent exhibit with an interactive learning center and other services, will be a centerpiece of a nationwide effort to
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Start of the olive harvest
Just one thought at the start of the annual olive harvest: I love the little tug and the almost inaudible sound — phut! — when I pull the olives off the branch.
This year, I seem to have double the usual amount of olives. Hope the weather holds.
Here’s
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