Being present in the past
I just finished reading “On the Shores of a Lake Like Yours or Mine…” by Katherine Laidlaw (Winter ’23). Many of us know of stories like this one, but this article is beautifully written and doesn’t sugar coat. As many of you are probably aware, we Jews right now are not okay. It is a dark era for us. Both world clashes and local events have led us to a place where our paranoias are coming alive. It is so important to highlight past immoralities, such as anti-semitism and racism, in order to project current thinking that these will no longer be acceptable. This type of story is so welcome at this point in time, and we thank you.—Dave Manson, via email
I’d love to see more of the kind of writing.
