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My father was my hero and, when he was dying, I wrote this song for him

Peter Himmelman in Forward · 19 Jun

Peter Himmelman reflects on his father's life and legacy, illustrating the profound influence his father had on him through strength, kindness, and humor.

0 Communities Politics

The immigrant New Yorkers beloved by Zohran Mamdani all feel warmth for their homelands. Why can’t Jews?

Rabbi Joe Schwartz in JTA · 10 Nov 2025

Rabbi Joe Schwartz reflects on the multicultural identity of New York City and the emotional bonds immigrants maintain with their countries of origin, using Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's recent speech as a catalyst for discussion.

0 Literature History

The Measure of the World - By attending to the vibrant specificity of Black life, poet Dionne Brand contests the cruel mathematics of empire.

Claire Schwartz in Jewish Currents · 17 Jun 2025

Dionne Brand, a renowned poet, reflects on the loss of ancestral identity through her seminal 2001 work, "A Map to the Door of No Return."