Hempstead, L.I.: To Voicers Charles Michael Sitero, John De Angelo and others: During the ostensibly good old days, while Johnny Unitas was putting his head down and doing his job, there were other citizens who did the same in this country. They tried with all the strength and dignity they could muster to fit into society in the “good old days.”
Staten Island: An audio recording reveals that in this instance, truth-teller Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, made incriminating statements against then-President Donald J. Trump after Trump’s insurrection, which McCarthy denied but this audio shows otherwise.
Manhattan: Time can crawl when dealing daily with the often hidden disability of a brain injury (BI). This August marks 25 long years since I became the first survivor, ostensibly so, on reported public record at least, of Con Edison-related negligent “stray” voltage. Mundanely making a call at an unexpectedly short-circuited street-corner payphone site, my brain got horrifically forever-fried.
Commack, L.I.: As a child survivor of the Holocaust, I found Voicer Ron Goldman’s comments comparing Mayor de Blasio’s vaccination mandates to Nazi Germany disgraceful. Having to provide proof of being vaccinated to gyms, eateries and entertainment events is a far cry from being forced to wear a yellow Star of David with the word “Jew” written on it in public as a form of humiliation, discrimination and isolation.
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Jewish tradition says that when G-d gave us the 10 commandments and the Torah at Sinai, ALL the Jews were present – including Jews with disabilities. This is key because it showed that when it comes to prayer and a relationship with our faith, all are equal.
Ben Rosloff, a talented filmmaker on the Autism spectrum who serves as a Jewish Inclusion Fellow in RespectAbility’s National Leadership Program, created an unprecedented mini-series of one-on-one interviews with Jews with disabilities. The series features deep insights and fabulous emotion as people answer the very personal question, “What do you pray for?”