Many of us recognize the names of World War II heroes Audie Murphy, Gen. George S. Patton and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, whose lives and exploits have been celebrated on screen.
If there is one fact about Isaac Bashevis Singer that signifies his remarkable achievement as a writer, it is that the Nobel Prize winner started out in America as a contributor of short pieces to the Forward, the largest Yiddish-language newspaper in the world and the newspaper of record for Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Russia in the early to mid-20th century.
“Who is rich? One who appreciates what he has.”
(Ethics of the Fathers, 4:1)
In the 1930s, the great violinist Bronislaw Huberman envisioned an orchestra that would enhance the prestige of Jews all over the world and become a vehicle for peace.
Americans who opposed Donald Trump have awoken in a stupor, shocked that his victory was no mere nightmare. For those who cannot envision living under a Trump regime, “I’m moving to Canada” or elsewhere no longer feels like election-year blather.
Having Donald Trump as president of the United States may be the most shocking political news story of my adult life.
Disabled people are almost invisible on television.
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