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September 11, 2020
Reflections On The Nineteenth Anniversary Of September 11th
The horror of September 11 can not be reduced to a statistic or an emotion....
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Today is a doubly sad day. Today I mourn as a Jew, and today, I mourn as an American. Today is Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, a day that marks the destruction of both the first and second Temples in Jerusalem. Today is the day on which the Jewish people recall thousands of years of hurt and harm, homelessness and harshness, sometimes of unimaginable measure. Tisha b’Av marks the moments when we have failed to believe — in ourselves and/or in God — when we have......
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The Pilgrims were much more multi-dimensional and paradoxical than the classic tales would have us believe....
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Isidore of Seville was isolated in his time as one of the few people who cared about collecting and preserving knowledge....
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Through his weekly rag, Der Sturmer, Streicher helped Hitler spread anti-semitic propaganda to the masses in Germany....
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Historic Profiles |
July 06, 2018
The American Ideal Is That The Act Of Governing Should Feel Consensual
The Revolutionary War was fought for an America in which citizens feel as though their relationship with the government is consensual....
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Reflections on the complicated character of Pontius Pilate, who gave the order for Jesus' crucifixion....
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Historic Profiles |
March 06, 2018
The Umbrella Revolution And Other Times Teenagers Changed The World
Throughout history, young people have often acted as the catalyst for revolutionary change....
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