Happiness

In her 80s, Rose Schotz unexpectedly emerged from a mysterious weeks-long illness that had brought her close to death (and sometimes begging for it). She had already survived the Nazis, two bouts [...]

You know the prescription for gloominess: do something kind for someone else and feel better immediately. If you’ve ever had occasion to test its effectiveness (and who hasn’t?) you also know [...]

Anyone exposed to the news and hateful social media posts might find the featured quote incongruous with the situation in today’s world. What’s to cheer in the return of virulent anti-Semitism, [...]