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FOCUS, Wentworth:  From Nuremberg to Pittsburgh

FOCUS, Wentworth:  From Nuremberg to Pittsburgh

By Marjory Wentworth, contributing editor  |   In 2016, the lawyers from the International Criminal Court asked me to write a poem for the 70th Anniversary of the closing of the military tribunals at Nuremberg. At the time, I was finishing writing the book We Are Charleston, Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel, immersed in the unfathomable grief of the families and survivors. Charleston was still recovering from one of the worst hate crimes in American history

The links between racism and anti-Semitism are innumerable. In fact, the NAACP has Jewish roots.  The organization was founded by both black and white civil rights activists, including a Jewish man named Henry Moskowitz.  …

MYSTERY PHOTO:  A bridge to somewhere

MYSTERY PHOTO:  A bridge to somewhere

Here’s a clue on this week’s mystery: It’s not in South Carolina, but doesn’t it look familiar?  What and where is it?  Send your guess to:  editor@charlestoncurrents.com.  And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo: Our Nov. 5 mystery, “Flower power” by Andy Brack, shows people placing flowers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh following the massacre of 11 worshippers.

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11/12: Mourning gun victims; S.C. House races; YallFest; More

11/12: Mourning gun victims; S.C. House races; YallFest; More

IN THIS ISSUE   |  Nov. 12, 2018  

FOCUS, Wentworth: From Nuremberg to Pittsburgh  
COMMENTARY, Brack: S.C. House races need to be more competitive
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
GOOD NEWS:  Changes ahead at the S.C. House
PHOTO ESSAY:  YallFest
FEEDBACK: Latest commentary was spot on
MYSTERY PHOTO:  A bridge to somewhere
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Sweetgrass baskets
CALENDAR: Gospel Christmas set for Dec. 1

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