Monthly Archives: December 2010

By George J Elbaum Keddem Congregation is a community-led, Reconstructionist Jewish congregation, and my talk was part of their “Bagels, Lox, & Learning” adult education program.  Unlike my previous talks to schools, this was an adult audience with a deeper knowledge of the Holocaust, resulting in a vigorous back-and-forth Q&A … Continue reading →

By George J Elbaum Fenway High School is a unique Pilot school next to Boston’s Fenway ballpark.  Its stated mission is to create a socially committed and morally responsible community of learners, and its slogan is: “Work Hard.  Be Yourself.  Do … Continue reading →

By George J Elbaum This presentation, my first in the Boston area, was arranged by Facing History & Ourselves’ Jan Darsa at the Cohen Hillel Academy,  a private school providing “an academically challenging program grounded in Judaism” with a focus on social justice that “teaches students that … Continue reading →