A Hopeful Postscript to Atlanta’s Hostage VigilAs you read this column, keep in mind this quote: “Too many are still there, living in the darkness, suffering the unimaginable. We must…Feb 12Feb 12
Hostage Release Process a ‘Roller-Coaster’For several months, Dina Fuchs-Beresin has worn bracelets bearing the names of five Israeli women held hostage by Hamas — Liri Albag…Jan 28Jan 28
Alvin Sugarman as I Knew HimMy first encounter with Rabbi Alvin Marx Sugarman came many years ago, not in Atlanta, but at a Reform synagogue north of Chicago where my…Jan 21Jan 21
Remembering Rabbi Alvin Sugarman“I put on my pants one leg at a time. I’m just one guy, trying to make sense of this chaos we call life.”Jan 17Jan 17
Waiting and WatchingThe dried wax has been pried out of the branches and the Chanukah menorah has been returned to a display case in our den. This was done…Jan 15Jan 15
Day 444 in Hostage Crises Then and NowThis column was filed on Dec. 23, 2024 — Day 444 of Israel’s hostage crisis.Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
The Courageous Life of Lucille Selig FrankAnn Hite was 9 years old when her grandmother described seeing Leo Frank’s body hanging from the tree where he was lynched at sunrise on…Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
Ossoff Has Fences to MendA year ago this week, I wrote in this space: “The Jewish community may think of itself as a large tent, capable of accommodating a range of…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
Ossoff Rebuked for Israel Arms Sale VotesVotes by Sen. Jon Ossoff in support of resolutions calling for a halt of U.S. shipments of specific weapons to Israel met with…Nov 22, 2024Nov 22, 2024
‘Postcards’ Draw Attention to the HostagesThere is a deceptive quality to the daily “postcards” that Israeli artist Zeev “Shoshke” Engelmayer posts on Facebook and Instagram.Nov 21, 2024Nov 21, 2024
