You may not know this, but on this day in 1692, the first execution following the Salem Witch trials took place. Bridget Bishop was hanged as a result of people accusing her of being a witch. And if I’m not mistaken, it was around this time that the term “witch hunt” entered society’…
For the last year and a half, I have served as a commissioner on the LA County Commission on Human Relations. It’s been a powerful experience and, sadly, very timely, especially in light of much of the work our Jewish Federation has been doing over the last several years.
When an antisemi…
Over the weekend, my wife saw that a new documentary, Deaf President Now, was available to stream, and she was excited to watch it. This documentary captures the 8-day protest in 1988 by Gallaudet students following the university's board of trustees' hiring of its 7th President, someone who…
On Sunday, as word began to leak out that Edan Alexander, the last remaining American-Israeli hostage who was kidnapped on October 7 and held in captivity for 583 days, was about to be freed, the Jewish world, as well as those who had been following the situation, had a chance to celebrate. …
In the closing scene of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ferris, played by Matthew Broderick, looks directly into the camera and says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
I've been thinking about this over the last week or so as we contin…
