“The passing-away of living memory – the period when the last people who have experienced a historical event are dying – is crucial for the self-definition and historical identity of human communities. World War 11 and the Holocaust are now vanishing from first-hand experience, hence…museums on opposite sides of the Atlantic have gone up to […]
One Generation Away film highlights erosion of religious liberty in America
Is religious freedom in America eroding? Echolight studios produced One Generation Away, a film that features primarily the Christian faith under fire in America. References are also made to discrimination against practicing Jews and Jewish symbols in American life. Below is the official news release from Religion Press Release Services. What do you think? Is […]
Jennifer Books Modeled After Are You There God It’s Me Margaret
In 1970, Judy Blume published Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret. The name of this blog is a take-off on that young adult novel. It was very popular among Generation X girls born between 1961 and 1981. It’s popularity continued with Gen Y (1982 – 1999) and now Generation Z (2000 to Present). The […]
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis 40th Anniversary
This is my story about how I discovered The Garden of The Finzi-Continis, a story about Italian Jews in World War II by Giogio Bassani. Micol Finzi-Contini I became acquainted with Micòl the year I turned 14. A beautiful, blond Italian Jew, I guess you could say she kept me company every day after school […]