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  • We must respond to genocide

    We must respond to genocide

    First, a confession I have been a friend and family member to people from various countries since 2013, when I moved into a new neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas. When I was an intern in an unfamiliar city, it was Iraqis, Somalians, Sudanese and Nepalis who invited me into their homes for elaborate meals moments…

  • We have to talk about Auschwitz

    We have to talk about Auschwitz

    Auschwitz. How do I begin to speak about Auschwitz? The place fills my memory with snapshots. A doll’s chipped face lying next to its porcelain body A twisting metal sign promising work will make you free A mountain of shoes towering and spilling behind a glass case A sea of stoves stretching into the blue…