Memory Is the Only Inheritance I Have

This newsletter shares intimate portraits of Jewish life, often from places where it has largely faded from view, such as a Star of David on a small-town war memorial, a synagogue turned Airbnb, or a library book marked by a little-known community endowment. As a convert to Judaism and a historian by calling, I write to remember what might otherwise be lost, and to remind us that America’s story has always been more complex, diverse, and spiritually textured than we are often told.