tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post3264716107089309016..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Learning From Mistakes of the Past in NYCMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-20981126543673150042018-09-08T16:50:10.446-04:002018-09-08T16:50:10.446-04:00Oh, dear.
You argued with a Jewish woman IN the H...Oh, dear.<br /><br />You argued with a Jewish woman IN the Holocaust Museum, defending a man who called the Nazis in Charlottesville 'very fine people'? <br /><br />Did you ask her why she dislikes him? Perhaps, just perhaps, those threats against Jewish people affected her more than moving an embassy. Perhaps the rising tide of anti-Jewish sentiment, seeing Nazis march proudly in the South, was more painful for her than arresting or not arresting a 90 year old war criminal. <br /><br />You "know" she only hears the darkness, assuming she doesn't know what he's done. I think it's more likely she does know, that she actually reads his tweets and watches him speak. News is not all fake. <br /><br />Sometimes we can hear the words right from someone's mouth and know it's exactly what they mean to say, or not say. We don't need to 'understand their hearts'. Sometimes they tell us right out who they are and what they believe. No spin, no politics. It is what it is, and to put a shine on it or call it fake because we don't like it, that's called lying. To assume someone's opinion is what it is because they're ignorant, that's condescending. You're a smart lady. You said so yourself. Maybe she is, too. <br /><br />Le sigh. Sometimes we don't learn from the past, do we?<br /><br />God help us. We need to listen more and speak less. Too bad we can't go back and sit down with this Jewish woman and hear what she has to say, listen as a Christian to a God-believing person who bears terrible wounds and concerns. What a blessing and a bridge that would have been. True, he doesn't need you to defend him. And nobody should. Especially not as a Christian to a Jewish woman in a museum about the genocide of her people.<br /><br />Signed, an angry coworker LOLMary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-32413545674366920772018-09-07T08:08:03.699-04:002018-09-07T08:08:03.699-04:00Ruthy, I guess you and I will just have to add NYC...Ruthy, I guess you and I will just have to add NYC to our list of upcoming road trips...Beth Jamisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957921850212217241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-5335324306254726702018-09-07T08:07:14.386-04:002018-09-07T08:07:14.386-04:00Hi Aunt Pat!!!!! So good to see you here! :) Hi Aunt Pat!!!!! So good to see you here! :) Beth Jamisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957921850212217241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-58581040388232760472018-09-07T04:12:06.451-04:002018-09-07T04:12:06.451-04:00There is so much history and heart in this city, s...There is so much history and heart in this city, shrouded by the glitz and the glamour... and the sheer numbers.<br /><br />When I go to the Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, it's a walk into the past, when so many died so young and life was valued because it came with so few guarantees.<br /><br />Pat, there is so much to see behind the scenes... I'd love to be your guide! :) <br /><br />That would be so much fun.Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-43258784477532915152018-09-07T04:09:55.851-04:002018-09-07T04:09:55.851-04:00Oh how nice to see you over here! Hey, Sis! :)
Gu...Oh how nice to see you over here! Hey, Sis! :)<br /><br />Guys, this is my sister Patty Kay... and she took me in when I was a teenager and gave me a chance at a much more normal life than I'd known... I'm so glad you stopped by! <br /><br />And remember... Old is our age PLUS 25 years. So we're just "middlin'". :)Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-41736643438630130772018-09-07T02:17:35.339-04:002018-09-07T02:17:35.339-04:00Ruthy! Thank you for this post. I've only been...Ruthy! Thank you for this post. I've only been to NYC once and my time was limited to only a half day. We were able to do so little. I'd love to go and let you be my guide! You've painted such a beautiful picture of NYC. I've always told my husband I'm going back for a real visit but now I MUST! Pat Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751450778283690011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-9764578113641191982018-09-06T22:53:21.691-04:002018-09-06T22:53:21.691-04:00I read through this and I know you are my baby sis...I read through this and I know you are my baby sister. The generation that separates us let's you use terms not even in my vocabulary, still we write alike, given the time difference. A gift from a Mom denied the chance, I'm sure. Don't ever stop being you my darling sister! It's late and this old lady is heading for her pillow now. 😘💗Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006127806186872771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-6152114181285636072018-09-06T20:09:53.975-04:002018-09-06T20:09:53.975-04:00Cate, I'm so glad you had that opportunity. Fo...Cate, I'm so glad you had that opportunity. For you and the kids and for the people at the museum to see that people still care... schools still teach. <br /><br />When I hear people saying schools aren't spending time on WWII and the holocaust, I'm appalled... because only if we recognize evil will we be able to conquer it. It disguises itself in so many ways. <br /><br />Cate, I'm so sorry I missed you and I'm sending you COOLER WEATHER TOMORROW!!! :)<br /><br />My gift to you!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-91867978175823617182018-09-06T20:07:40.377-04:002018-09-06T20:07:40.377-04:00I hope he loves it, too. I know he'll love par...I hope he loves it, too. I know he'll love parts of it... and the bigness. Luke is a big guy and Texas will fit! :)<br /><br />And I want to get to the Holocaust museum in D.C.... <br /><br />I heard it's amazing.<br /><br />And everyone should make the trip to NYC to visit the 9/11 Memorial. I have never seen anything like it, as you walk alongside the survivor stairs, or see the wall that saved lives or hear about Father Mike... Mychal Judge, the Franciscan priest who lost his life saving others... <br /><br />Maybe because I lived it, maybe because I knew people trapped in buildings, unable to tell their loved ones they were all right for long, long hours...<br /><br />But the whole museum... absolutely silent except for occasional hushed whispers... because you know you're actually walking in a crypt. So many gone. So much lost. <br /><br />These museums always get me, Missy.Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-75682832650744214802018-09-06T20:03:14.978-04:002018-09-06T20:03:14.978-04:00I'm so glad we got to this museum. And because...I'm so glad we got to this museum. And because there were terror threats against Jewish establishments, the heavily armed police guarding the entrance to the Jewish Museum of Cultural Heritage said so much in their silent stance.... <br /><br />The whole place was an eye opener and so well done.<br /><br />Here's a little story, and this isn't about Trump... although it is. It's about us, as people.<br /><br />A Jewish woman struck up a conversation with me. She wanted to know how I felt things were going in our country... and I said we needed less stuff and more faith. More sacrifice. More grit.<br /><br />And then she brought up the president, that he's immoral.<br /><br />And I said yes... and that I couldn't point to a current politician (especially in her state of NJ and mine of NY) who wasn't... We're surrounded by crooked politicians here. :(<br /><br />I said they should all clean up their acts. Be good and faithful people...<br /><br />And she said "but what about him, the president? He is such a pig..."<br /><br />And I said "You mean the one who moved the American embassy into Jerusalem, like so many promised and never did? Or the one who had Homeland Security arrest a 90 year old Nazi war criminal in Brooklyn and send him back to Germany when three other presidents ignored his presence and did nothing?"<br /><br />Her eyes went wide.<br /><br />I said "He's a sinner, like you and me. But I don't listen to what the news says about him or what angry coworkers say... I'm a smart lady. I look at what gets done and I go from there."<br /><br />I didn't say this to become a Trump cheerleader. He doesn't need me to do that and I see his foul side quite clearly.<br /><br />But I knew that this woman was only hearing the darkness and probably had no idea that finally someone... a big, husky, hard-talking, deal-cutting son of immigrants... did what he said he'd do.<br /><br />And like him or not, that's a huge improvement over so much of what we've seen for decades. Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-68865946622240936442018-09-06T20:03:05.257-04:002018-09-06T20:03:05.257-04:00I know this heat all too well. I have never been a...I know this heat all too well. I have never been as hot as I was in my classroom today!<br /><br />As I mentioned to you, that museum is so powerful. We took our Junior High classes on a trip there last year and it was sobering and enlightening and such a powerful experience.Cate Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424872139114718902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-20637531323723359432018-09-06T19:53:44.934-04:002018-09-06T19:53:44.934-04:00NYC has so many faces. Some of them I like. Some I...NYC has so many faces. Some of them I like. Some I don't. 9 million people.<br /><br />Way too many.<br /><br />And more coming.<br /><br />Yup, give me the wide open spaces that I love... but then there's a heart of me in the city for lost souls and all that work and effort and diligence and so little to show for it.<br /><br />But for so many, this is their normal...<br /><br />So they like it.<br /><br />I like other normals. But I do love the diversity of people. I miss that here in the country. :(Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-10034891968348386072018-09-06T14:04:09.096-04:002018-09-06T14:04:09.096-04:00Ruthy, thanks for sharing your trip with us! I'...Ruthy, thanks for sharing your trip with us! I've visited the Holocaust Museum in D.C. twice and left a changed person each time. I just wish everyone could visit.<br /><br />I hope Luke loves Texas!! You'll have to share your next visit there with us!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-33033426787676593202018-09-06T11:08:29.477-04:002018-09-06T11:08:29.477-04:00You gave us a poignant look at the NYC tourists ra...You gave us a poignant look at the NYC tourists rarely see. By being connected with the city for so long, you've gotten to know it well, and thank you for sharing it with us!<br /><br />I'll only visit it through your eyes, though. Cities energize some people, I understand that, but they only depress me. So overwhelming. Even Chicago, a city that I once knew quite well, was only good for a visit of a few hours - and that was years ago. I skirt the edges now, and count the miles until we're back where I can see green grass again.<br /><br />But the stories! You shared so many with us in this brief blog post! Such heartbreak and loss mingled with mighty deeds and love.<br /><br />Thank you!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-33702768970512926602018-09-06T10:04:53.135-04:002018-09-06T10:04:53.135-04:00This is a lovely post, Ruthy. A glimpse of another...This is a lovely post, Ruthy. A glimpse of another side of NYC, far different from the Broadway shows Times Square we so often think of.<br /><br />And amen to the country girl thing. I'll take life in the country over the city any day.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.com