Holding space for Peace
Many campuses in the United States have become the sites of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Some University administrations have...
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REFLECTIONS OF A POLISH CATHOLIC JEW
samchris51
Apr 135 min
What if the myth doesn't hold?
I've hesitated about writing something timely to mark six months since Hamas breached Israel's national boundaries and attacked several...
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samchris51
Mar 166 min
How to resist dehumanization
The Ides of March came into my life a little prematurely. On March 4th, I got word that a close friend in Buenos Aires was dying. On...
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samchris51
Mar 46 min
The Horrors Continue
It's been a while since I have posted anything on this blog. Honestly, I have not felt I have had anything of value to add to the...
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samchris51
Jan 265 min
Never Again!
Tomorrow is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel must do everything in...
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samchris51
Jan 226 min
The only resonable option
The news from Israel continues to confuse me and bring me to tears. News of people dying in Gaza because of the actions of the IDF,...
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samchris51
Jan 127 min
I am one of you
I had another one of those difficult text exchanges with family in Israel this week, where they ended with the statement, “It’s them or...
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samchris51
Jan 77 min
The Polish way
It is three months since the horrific attack by Hamas on the communities across the Gaza border. Israelis continue to try to come to...
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samchris51
Dec 319 min
"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."MLK
2023 only has a few days left. If I believed that something would truly end, like a stretch of bad road or bad weather on a flight, I...
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samchris51
Dec 22, 20237 min
Ghettos make me cry
For two months, the images that keep running in my head when I hear or read about Israel’s military action in Gaza are images of the...
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samchris51
Dec 16, 20232 min
Sadly predictable
I cannot begin to imagine the complicated, contradictory emotions that are being experienced by the families of Samer Fuad El-Talalka,...
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samchris51
Dec 15, 20232 min
No end to the suffering
It is mindboggling for me to understand Israel’s behavior toward Palestinians in the West Bank. Today, I read in Haaretz that Israel is...
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samchris51
Dec 15, 20232 min
Let the light shine
It's the eighth day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light. In honor of that occasion and hoping to shine the light on the promising...
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samchris51
Dec 14, 20235 min
Reality always wins
In the past several days I have been hearing and reading about how the Israeli media is self-censoring regarding what it shows and writes...
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samchris51
Dec 13, 20233 min
Play it again Bibi
Netanyahu is coming full circle and reclaiming his political roots, opposing the Oslo Accords. He made a speech in Hebrew today for...
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samchris51
Dec 12, 20231 min
Back to blogging
Let me take a moment to introduce myself. I had a blog years ago when I was working in Sudan. I enjoyed the experience of sharing my...
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