I’m not Jewish. Never was. I was raised Episcopalian, embraced agnosticism for a dozen years, and settled into the Baha’i Faith for the last half-century. Along the way I’ve always
I’m not Jewish. Never was. I was raised Episcopalian, embraced agnosticism for a dozen years, and settled into the Baha’i Faith for the last half-century. Along the way I’ve always
german. from about 1930 to about 1960, the second language spoken in the bronx was yiddish. from about 1965 onward, the second language spoken in the bronx is spanish, and that s the way it is today. anthony: it s got a reputation as a tough place. crime, street gangs, a lot of which goes back to the way it was, and some of which, well, like i said, it s got a reputation as being tough. the bronx is, let s face it, a big blank space in a lot of people s minds. even people like me who live what, ten minutes away? we don t know anything about that big area between yankee stadium and the bronx zoo. what you should know is that the bronx is big, really big, and that it s a patchwork of ethnic enclaves. a cross-section of the whole world. every immigrant group you could think of.
the bells. there were songs in yiddish and hebrew too. commemorating hanukkah, a time of music and candles. music celebrating the hope and joy the holiday season brings. you love to see it. that is nbc nightly news for this sunday. for all of us here at nbc news, merry christmas and good night.
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