Columns
No nuance from American Studies Association
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 19, 2013
The American Studies Assn. (ASA) has officially joined the BDS movement — Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions — against Israel. ASA has heeded the Palestinian call,...
Denverite: ‘I survived Mengele six or seven times’
Hillel GoldbergDec 19, 2013
I COULDNT believe my ears. If I read the body language correctly, my interlocutors level of belief wasnt much greater. After all, it is now 68 years since the end...
Lesson from a rattlesnake
Amy LedermanDec 12, 2013
A few years ago I was climbing up a jagged canyon wall when I heard a noise akin to the sound of a tambourine. I looked up and saw it — […]
Nelson Mandela was complex
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 12, 2013
Everywhere I look there’s another article about the passing of Nelson Mandela. Most articles laud him, a few villify him. And any criticism of his legacy is being...
Is there one G-d or three?
Hillel GoldbergDec 12, 2013
BASED on the headline of this column, the reader might think it is about Christianity. It is not. Rather, in many contexts, Judaism speaks of the G-d of Abraham, the...
Menorah is lit, history is made
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 05, 2013
When I was growing up, the IJN office was literally down the block from the State Capitol, so I have been there many times. Now the IJN is still just […]
Why he walked away from $1 billion
Hillel GoldbergDec 05, 2013
WHAT do all of the following have in common? Two people marry. It doesnt work from the start. They give it a good try, counseling and everything, but they are...
A family’s journey against cancer
Amy LedermanNov 28, 2013
When my husband, Ray, was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago, it came as a total shock. We were still basking in the glow of our trip to northern […]
A knock-out postcard
Tehilla R. GoldbergNov 28, 2013
I am as horrified as the rest of you by this sick Knockout “game.” The idea of violence being a fun thing is simply anathema and offensive to our humanity. The...
Are there limits to human solidarity?
Hillel GoldbergNov 28, 2013
A SCENARIO in a genocide: I am part of a targeted group. The enemy demands that the group turn over a specific member of the group to be put to […]
