Mark W.rites

Jews

Jewish American Heritage Month

May 26, 2025

Illustration of a grid of human profiles. Each is facing to the right with no specific expression. There are people of many ages, genders, and skin colors. They are all wearing different types of clothing with a wide variety of hair styles. One is wearing a yamaka and another is wearing a hijab.

We’re well into Jewish American Heritage Month. In honor of that, I have some (hopefully) enlightening things to share with you. My people are deeply misunderstood. And vehemently hated by many.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Reminding Us Why It’s Time to Fight

January 27, 2025

Colorized photo of the entrance gate into Auschwitz that reads “arbeit macht frei.” The words “never again hashtag international holocaust remembrance day” are overlaid.

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. And this year, it feels especially important to acknowledge, given the rise of fascism around the world.