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Neue Synagogue

December 22, 2016 By Guy St. Clair

See: https://gstcjourney.blogspot.com/2016/11/neue-synagoge-new-synagogue-berlin.html

Ada and Michelle — Let’s Focus on Girls’ Education

October 11, 2016 By Guy St. Clair

Go to: http://gstcjourney.blogspot.com/2016/10/ada-and-michelle-lets-focus-on-girls.html

The words of President Obama. That line says it all. I don’t think I can remember such a remarkable ten days in my lifetime. Someone can probably remind me of other events that come close in importance, for describing what it’s like for us to be citizens in the United States. Yet when I look …

Guy’s Homage to WWI (3): Holiday Greetings from the Front

December 25, 2014 By Guy St. Clair

A reference in Mark Bittman’s column yesterday (An Atheist’s Christmas Dream) reminded me of a special World War I moment I had earlier in my life. Here’s what Bittman wrote: Today marks the 100th anniversary of the “Christmas truce” of World War I, when soldiers from both sides left their weapons in the trenches and …

Guy’s Homage to WWI (2): The Very Fine Exhibition at The New York Public Library

December 23, 2014 By Guy St. Clair

There aren’t many times we get so caught up in an exhibition that we’re afraid we’ll get locked in. That’s what happened to me the afternoon I spent at “Over Here: WWI and the Fight for the American Mind.” And just to get my complaint out of the way first: This wonderful exhibition – one …