Human Interest
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As a child, Brad Wilcox was “shocked and unmoored” when his friends’ parents began to divorce—eventually, four out five of his closest pals ended up as “suitcase” kids. Wilcox’s father died when he was three and he was raised by a single mother. As a result, he had gained immeasurably from time spent with these […]
Human Interest
7 min read
Comedian Dan Ahdoot never wanted to be pigeonholed. His act didn’t focus on his Persian-Jewish identity or only talk about one subject. He made jokes about whatever he thought was funny and silly. His only goal was to make people laugh. But things got serious this past January when one of his bits about Israel […]
In 1942, my father, Tzvi Hersh Kühl, was a prisoner in the Budzyń labor camp in Poland. Conditions were harsh and only those who were skilled laborers and strong had any chance to survive. The camp commandant at the time was SS Oberscharführer Reinhold Feix, the sadistic and brutal German commander in charge of the […]
I never had anything to do with guns. They weren't on the radar. All that changed two years ago when the United States Supreme Court ruled that individual states could not restrict individual citizens' right to carry guns. Maybe it was the "forbidden fruit" opportunity to do something which my deep-blue state had kept me […]
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