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From knowing to acting: What Columbia’s Holocaust exhibit says about American responsibility
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (668+ words) As guards onstage pounded at the prop door, Cyrus Bostwick learned just how real Anne Frank's fear was. As a freshman at Hickman High School herself, Bostwick understood that Anne Frank was, after everything, just a teenager. "I feel like…...
For the first time in 35 years, NPR's Hanukkah Lights will be without Susan Stamberg
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (778+ words) Hanukkah begins in a couple of days. And every year for the past 35 years, NPR has commemorated the Jewish holiday the same way. SUSAN STAMBERG: A time of light and miracles and faith. MURRAY HORWITZ, BYLINE: Don't forget food and…...
This synagogue calls itself 'anti-Zionist.' Here's what that means in practice
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (861+ words) CHICAGO " Friday night Shabbat services at Tzedek Chicago have all the hallmarks of a typical service, with candle lighting and a rousing rendition of Lecha Dodi, a key hymn welcoming the Sabbath. But this service also leads with a prayer…...