I recall sitting at a Kigali restaurant with a Tutsi woman who described the death of her younger sister, a university student, during the Rwandan genocide. The girl had been given up for murder by one of her own teachers, who was a nun. The survivor across from me, previously a Catholic, had never attended church again. In the sacrifice of the Mass, she could only see the sacrifice of her sister. ...more

February 8, 2009

The Friends of Bruton Memorial Library will hold the annual Christmas Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. ...more

November 20, 2008

"We must not be silent" about condemning anti-Semitism, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Sunday as Germany and Israel commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Nazi-incited riots against Jews. ...more

November 10, 2008

"We must not be silent" about condemning anti-Semitism, German chancellor Angela Merkel declared Sunday as Germany and Israel commemorated the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Nazi-incited riots against Jews. ...more

November 9, 2008

Whether he was drinking beer with revolutionary Che Guevara, fighting racism in St. Augustine or teaching students about international affairs at the University of South Florida, Charles Arnade lived life with passion. ...more

September 9, 2008

LAKEWOOD RANCH - A Jewish family in Lakewood Ranch had a swastika painted on their door this week in what the resident said was clearly a hate crime. ...more

May 8, 2008

At first glance, the letter carefully printed in a child's hand seems innocuous, nothing more than the expression of a young crush: 'I love you so much. Write me - please. Many greetings. Your Gina.' ...more

October 12, 2007

SEBRING — With a smile on her face, Magda Marek drags out the hose and waters plants in her garden every morning. The 82-year-old doesn't consider it a chore at all as she performs the daily ritual. She even sings or talks to the plants on the patio outside her home at Kenilworth Care and Rehabilitation Center. Her personality shows that she loves every second on life, even more perhaps because of her amazing tale of survival. ...more

September 22, 2007