tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2971492109279377884..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: What Does It Mean to be a Pittsburgh Jew?Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7534186411765175352018-11-04T19:49:11.615-05:002018-11-04T19:49:11.615-05:00Play on, play on, I like your music!Play on, play on, I like your music!Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-55634648508376168482018-11-04T19:10:29.834-05:002018-11-04T19:10:29.834-05:00Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That D...<br />Now I've heard there was a secret chord<br />That David played, and it pleased the Lord<br />But you don't really care for music, do you?<br />It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth<br />The minor fall, the major lift<br /><br />Hallelujah, Hallelujah<br />Hallelujah, Hallelujah<br /><br />You say I took the name in vain<br />I don't even know the name<br />But if I did, well really, what's it to you?<br />There's a blaze of light in every word that matters<br />L. Cohen <br />humansofmykonoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651739796466757174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-63246248348111962362018-11-03T23:02:53.183-04:002018-11-03T23:02:53.183-04:00Thanks, Tim. Perhaps because I'm so close to w...Thanks, Tim. Perhaps because I'm so close to what happened a week ago, my antenna are picking up false signals. But I feel as if people now are looking to put on the brakes and steer toward the sensible. I guess we'll see if there's anything to that in a couple of days. And yes, never forget.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49960778199326814442018-11-03T18:43:08.117-04:002018-11-03T18:43:08.117-04:00What a beautiful, beautiful piece. Most people are...What a beautiful, beautiful piece. Most people are fine if their basest impulses aren't catered to, but unfortunately we live in an age when catering to the bases impulses is seen as the path to power. Not to invoke Godwin's law, but we HAVE seen this before, and let's not forget how it worked out.<br />Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33484176077070095482018-11-03T18:17:23.339-04:002018-11-03T18:17:23.339-04:00Thanks, Betty. The Rocky Horror Show angle just h...Thanks, Betty. The Rocky Horror Show angle just hit me as I was writing the piece.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88388309667204739322018-11-03T18:16:29.772-04:002018-11-03T18:16:29.772-04:00Another benefit of being Jewish. Another benefit of being Jewish. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-40778701534162360522018-11-03T18:15:58.358-04:002018-11-03T18:15:58.358-04:00Virtually everyone I knew in my neighborhood was l...Virtually everyone I knew in my neighborhood was like you and your family, Sis. Not as attractive of course, but of the same openness and understanding. The difference was in those days we discarded the few rotten apples. These days they're polished up and put into the heart of the barrel. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43656688752584176042018-11-03T18:12:07.760-04:002018-11-03T18:12:07.760-04:00
Wise words, Keith. Thanks.<br />Wise words, Keith. Thanks.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81182581789367769842018-11-03T18:02:18.369-04:002018-11-03T18:02:18.369-04:00Interesting insight into “audience par-ti-ci-pa-ti...Interesting insight into “audience par-ti-ci-pa-tion” angle. Thanks for sharing powerful moments of your childhood. Betty Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494890686769165879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-12488338066967914532018-11-03T16:19:32.236-04:002018-11-03T16:19:32.236-04:00First, perfect column, brother.
Second, more than ...First, perfect column, brother.<br />Second, more than anything else he's done, his preaching of hatred and divisiveness qualifies him for impeachment and removal from office under the heading of High Crimes and Misdemeanors.<br />Third, YOU are Jewish??? Sheesh, now I have to stop being nice to you. See, words DO matter!Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-243582864593768782018-11-03T14:50:58.670-04:002018-11-03T14:50:58.670-04:00From Annamaria: My brother, I went to Catholic sch...From Annamaria: My brother, I went to Catholic school with kids who called Jewish kids in the neighborhood “Christ killers.” I can probably describe in detail the bullies who attacked you. My father taught my brothers and me to remind them that Christ was a Jew. And to ask them what Jesus would say if he were watching what they were doing. Politicos who foment hate need to have their mouths washed out with soap. Or lye. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73194800852515034422018-11-03T12:31:35.921-04:002018-11-03T12:31:35.921-04:00Thanks, Denise.Thanks, Denise.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-4646348238928837742018-11-03T12:31:18.853-04:002018-11-03T12:31:18.853-04:00Thanks, MJ. I'm proud to be part of the family...Thanks, MJ. I'm proud to be part of the family.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-42078874416951172922018-11-03T11:26:35.540-04:002018-11-03T11:26:35.540-04:00Well said.Well said.Denise Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-51799363766157951032018-11-03T11:03:31.885-04:002018-11-03T11:03:31.885-04:00Proud to call you cousin. Passionate and wise wor...Proud to call you cousin. Passionate and wise words we should all learn from.MJ Shoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332405968051630462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33923617265214534532018-11-03T09:26:20.637-04:002018-11-03T09:26:20.637-04:00Jeff, since 1776 there's been tension between ...Jeff, since 1776 there's been tension between what America aspires to and what it is. Thanks for reminding us of our better natures.<br />Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-1073588299211938592018-11-03T08:58:16.961-04:002018-11-03T08:58:16.961-04:00Thanks, Stan. I believe it was Stalin who said, &...Thanks, Stan. I believe it was Stalin who said, "The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions a statistic."<br /><br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-18768859153081710332018-11-03T03:01:57.643-04:002018-11-03T03:01:57.643-04:00Thank you for this, Jeff. Sadly, events like this ...Thank you for this, Jeff. Sadly, events like this seem to be so common these days that one almost becomes immune to them as 'the way it is.' By making it personal, you've reminded us that it isn't and should never be.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16608564073491629352018-11-03T01:21:53.729-04:002018-11-03T01:21:53.729-04:00If those with influence who speak such words do no...If those with influence who speak such words do not see, or refuse to appreciate, the significance of what they say, heaven help us all. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91836219107741710302018-11-03T01:11:35.367-04:002018-11-03T01:11:35.367-04:00Learning and putting to use values and learning ho...Learning and putting to use values and learning how to interact with people of other faiths (or no faith as many claim these days), seems to be a key point here. Loved this post but so very sorry that actions of one who had no values or ability to interact with other faiths, prompted it. Words do matter as they often lead to actions.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-57510764243290000432018-11-03T00:54:55.639-04:002018-11-03T00:54:55.639-04:00Thanks, Dave. There's no doubt about anything...Thanks, Dave. There's no doubt about anything you said. That's why words matter, for in even the most benevolent and accepting of communities, there lurk those susceptible of being prodded into unleashing horrendous acts.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20783957088072841892018-11-03T00:29:26.592-04:002018-11-03T00:29:26.592-04:00Good article, Jeff. Yes, hateful people are everyw...Good article, Jeff. Yes, hateful people are everywhere, but I always felt Pittsburgh was a more benign, egalitarian city, at least when I was there in the early 70's. I lived in, first, Bloomfield and then Lawrenceville. There will always be some that let incitements drive them to action, and that is truly sad.David Magaynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856263673051372800noreply@blogger.com