“Political Sabbath” aired on the stations of Vermont Public Radio on February 13, 2017.  The views expressed in “Political Sabbath” are entirely my own. I’m a grandchild of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who came to the US between 1909 and 1921. I was born in mid-century suburbia, came of age during the Civil Rights […]

Yesterday, I committed a failure to fact check. A reader informs me that in yesterday’s post, I inaccurately stated, “Swastikas have defaced Jewish-affiliated buildings in Sarasota, Florida; in Esperance, New York; and Cincinnati, Ohio”. She’s absolutely correct that no “Jewish-affiliated” building was defaced in Esperance, NY in this incident. In her email, my reader told […]

It’s Valentine’s Day, and I’ve joined the Local Love Brigade to help counter hate with love. The Local Love Brigade – Vermont maintains a list of people who’ve been victimized by hate crimes, a list that’s been growing since the election of Donald Trump. In the week following the election, the Southern Poverty Law Center […]

  Three Actions I Am Taking As promised, here’s more information about the three actions I’m taking to push back against the hard right turn of our national government that has emboldened hate-motivated speech and actions around the country. 1. Expanding my involvement with Restorative Practices. I’ve been a volunteer in Vermont’s Restorative Justice System for […]