A Thousand Cranes

Just across from our home in downtown Lowell is a lovely place formed by a dam on the narrow waterway … More

On Kindness

I once met a woman who called herself ‘Snail Tracks.’ She attributed her curious choice of nomenclature to a medieval … More

An Interfaith Genocide Service We’ve heard it before and I’m sure that I have said it: Out of the ashes … More

In Commemoration of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day for an afternoon Interfaith Learn-In on Genocide in the Modern World Beginning … More

On Passover we celebrate our people’s escape from Egyptian slavery. This is the signature event upon which our fundamental relationship … More

Daniel Goldhagen is a Jewish scholar of genocide, living and working in Massachusetts. The son of a Holocaust survivor, his mission … More

Passover is nearing. Often, as part of my personal preparation, I read at least a chapter of the remarkable book … More

Scenes from the Home Land I once worked at a very large and wealthy synagogue in a fairly major city. … More