January 2026

  • Evil Games

    Over the past few days, I’ve been watching the second season of Squid Game. For those unfamiliar with the series, Squid Game is a South Korean thriller where financially desperate individuals are invited to compete in deadly childhood games for a massive cash prize. As the games progress, contestants face moral dilemmas, form alliances, and

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  • Joanne D. Gilbert, M.Ed., is an acclaimed author, sought-after educator, and captivating public speaker. Raised in the close-knit community of Oak Park, Michigan—a predominantly Jewish suburb of Detroit—Joanne was surrounded by individuals whose lives bore witness to extraordinary resilience. Many of her neighbors were Holocaust survivors who had courageously defied the Nazis. Their poignant and

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  • Happy New Year

    As we reached the end of 2025 ,and entered into 2026,we think back of those who meant something to us, and passed away. We think of the days of sorrow, and the days of joy.We wonder if we could have done things differently, but that’s not something to contemplate about. The moment has gone and

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