Matthias Kornich, head of children's programming for WDR, remarked that the vandalism was not merely an attack on a figurine, but a strike against a piece of childhood and a symbol of joy and togetherness.
"Most surprisingly, it wasn't just progressives sharing it. Its most enthusiastic audience included white working-class men in Appalachia, Native aunties in the Southwest, Filipino union workers in the Midwest, and mothers who once backed Obama, then Bernie, then RFK, then Trump."
Having just flown through San Jose, I saw lots of new restaurants, great signage and new visual technologies deployed. San Jose International remains one of the very easiest in and out airports in our region.
With the approach of this year's Pesach, I feel neither fortified nor replenished. I am, instead, trembling with contempt for those in my Jewish community ignoring the core lessons of the seder.
