The founder and contributor to the local jaouish news paper called j the weakly jaouish news paper of northern california. Welcome rachel and alex. Thank you. Rachel, lets jump in and ask, what is this thing about food and identity . Yeah. When i teach classes on jewish food and identity i begin by telling students that food might be the most important subject in the world. And it is the thing that we are probably all thinking about all of the time. And, of course, once i mention it, everybody is thinking about it. But it shapes our world. It shapes us physically, and it shapes who we are as individuals and communities as families and nations. Its so interesting, and alex, you think about food and you talk about food and you write about food. And, you have created this new organization. So what is a the organization and what is this thing about food and identity. For me its interesting sns i started this group almost 3 years ago. It is the not so secret society of bay area jaou jewish
To tonights program and thank you so much for being here. My name is marcia eli i come to you from the center for brooklyn history at the Brooklyn Public Library and bpl presents, which is the librarys arts and culture arm that brings you so many programs and conversations like tonights as well as musical performances family and children events literary and philosophical discussions and so much more tonights program the history of lenape forced removals is one part of a much larger and farraging initiative that bpl is honored to be presenting in partnership with and with the wisdom and leadership of the Lenape Center. Titled will not be hoking. This Initiative Includes new yorks first ever la not be curated exhibition of lenape cultural arts, which is now on view at bpls Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education center as well as many future programs on topics like the myth of the purchase of manhattan. Seed remitriation well have poetry readings and theres an upcoming published a
And the doctor was pretty hopeful for that one either have the high fema. But he was still pretty upset, obviously that he had lost everything except his legs. So he was with us at least two weeks, which is usually the 14 days is usually the amount of time that they, that someone that seriously injured would be with us. And every day we would sit down and write a letter to his newlywed wife and then, his wife did get some letters through to him. So we would sit and read it to him and then we would sit and write some more letters for him. He was finally medevacs to japan. Then he ended up back in colorado, and he was one of the first bionic arms for the army. So he wrote to us. He wrote back to us to tell us this. And this was so important to us because we never knew whats happened to the fellows after they left us. And again, here he was supporting us, letting us know that he did okay. Even though things, hes already been to, he says i cant go any further. He said but i am going to mak
That bpl is honored to be presenting in partnership with and with the wisdom and leadership of the Lenape Center. Titled will not be hoking. This Initiative Includes new yorks first ever la not be curated exhibition of lenape cultural arts, which is now on view at bpls Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education center as well as many future programs on topics like the myth of the purchase of manhattan. Seed remitriation well have poetry readings and theres an upcoming published anthology of essays on lownape history. Its quite ambitious. I am humbled. To represent my bpl colleagues who have led this ambitious effort. Its truly my honor to introduce tonights discussion on their behalf. In a few moments youll hear three perspectives on a history that has too long been overlooked misrepresented and lied about for 10,000 years the not be lived and will not be hooking an area that includes parts of what are now the states of pennsylvania, connecticut to york and delaware. And through wa
Its tuesday, may 5th, 6 00 here in new york. Alisyn is off. Erica hill with me again. Good to see you. Good morning, my friend. This morning it has never been more clear that america faces a stark question. How much death are we willing to accept . Listen to how the nations top Infectious Disease doctor Anthony Fauci stated it overnight. Its the balance of something thats a very difficult choice. Like how many deaths and how much suffering are you willing to accept to get back to what you want to be some form of normality southeaste normality sooner rather than later . How much death and suffering are you willing to accept . That is the question dr. Fauci asked. This morning, it does seem that the answer for Many Americans and leaders is more, we will willing to accept more deaths to leave our houses and open some businesses. Most people wont state it so clearly and honestly, but that is a decision that has been made and those are the consequences that are coming, at least according to