With Valentine’s Day approaching, we are reminded that love over the generations has had its admirers and its detractors, depending on one’s personal experience. As an optimist and a believer that life offers constant opportunity for enrapturement no matter previous disappointments, I hold with the poet Maya Angelou, who stood by the idea of never […]
Gerry Goldstein
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Gerry Goldstein: Something wasn’t kosher about so many of those Santas
When I was a lad in post-war South Providence, Santa Claus faced two major hurdles as he contemplated a visit to our tenement. First off, the structure had no fireplaces, so there was no chimney for him to slide down. Second, we were Jewish. My parents, observant in more than just a religious sense, had […]
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Gerry Goldstein: Two who did their duty, way beyond the call
They lie beneath modest headstones in Arlington National Cemetery – World War II’s most decorated combat soldier, who died 50 years ago May 28, and his also-heroic battalion commander, a graduate of Rhode Island State College who grew up in Cranston. The anniversary, and the approach of Memorial Day, give us the opportunity to honor […]