Columns
Fact-checked journalism
Shana GoldbergFeb 23, 2017
They say we live in a post-factual age. I for one, and I don’t think I’m the only one, still cares deeply about facts. There are still many outlets for […]
Letters from prison
Hillel GoldbergFeb 16, 2017
We get a lot of unusual mail. Yes, hard copy mail. It still comes. Surely the most unusual mail is from prisoners. Intrinsically, prison compromises the right to...
Keyboard with a built-in printer
Tehilla R. GoldbergFeb 16, 2017
have always loved movies about writing or writers, as well as about teachers. For the most part, these have been my two fields, so I hold an affectionate feeling for...
‘Akte Grüninger’
Shana GoldbergFeb 16, 2017
Thanks to the Denver Jewish Film Festival, I finally had the opportunity to see a movie that’s been on my list for some time. My former boss, Sacha Wigdorovits, a...
Are we free?
Hillel GoldbergFeb 09, 2017
have been asked to give a seminar on Musar of the Novorodock variety with an emphasis on the practical. That is, not the history or the personalities of this Jewish...
Audi: the car for the unhappy woman
Dennis PragerFeb 09, 2017
the Audi Super Bowl ad, a male voice in grave tones says: “What do I tell my daughter? “Do I tell that her grandpa is worth more than her grandma? “That her dad is...
Where do I come from?
Amy LedermanFeb 09, 2017
When my daughter Lauren was in kindergarten, the class took a trip to our local zoo to learn about animals. The children were treated to two beautiful, slightly unusual...
Ringling Bros.
Shana GoldbergFeb 09, 2017
When I saw the postage stamp on a card I just received depicting Dainty Miss Leitzel, the World’s Most Marvelous Lady Gymnast — a past act at the Ringling Bros....
Memphis’ illustrious Jews
Shana GoldbergFeb 02, 2017
, the first page I turned to in my Memphis travel guide mentioned the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art. Belz is a name that I had associated exclusively with the...
When life ended early
Hillel GoldbergFeb 02, 2017
-Penicillin. Post-Penicillin. This might be a major periodization in history. Of course, it’s more than penicillin — it’s also modern treatments for scarlet fever,...