#dearborn

It’s Arab American Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating with books starring protagonists of Arab descent, authored by writers of Arab descent, or both! For even more recs, check out last year’s post. Middle Grade Fiction Wallflower by Iasmin Omar Ata For as long as Marlena can remember, she has seen flowers growing on everyone she meets: personalized poppies and daisies and roses of every color…

Jews, please weigh in and share your experience?

Because none of the times I've been to services at a US synogogue since 10/7/23 (three synagogues in two states), have I ever heard violence praised.

If conflict was brought up, it was in prayers for hostages, prayers for those hurt and suffering in the war, and prayers for the safety of the Jewish people.

I didn't hear any politics beyond that from the bimah.

I never heard a Rabbi praise or hope for the death of anyone. I never heard a Rabbi dehumanize a single human being. I never heard a Rabbi cheer for the spilling of anyone's blood.

View of an airplane flying over the Dearborn Inn in Dearborn, Michigan. Printed on front: "The Dearborn Inn, 'a real New England Inn,' opposite Ford Airport, Dearborn, Mich." Printed on back: "The Dearborn Inn, 'a real New England Inn' opposite the Ford Airport and passenger terminal. Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, Mich. 108 rooms, 108 baths. Open all year. Meals, table d'hote and a la carte service. Published by L.G. Treadway Service Corp., post cards of quality, the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y."

Donald Trump won Dearborn, Michigan, a traditionally Democratic Arab American enclave, thanks largely to outrage over Kamala Harris and the Biden administration’s stance on Israel.

Some are starting to have regrets.

After Trump unveiled a plan to “take over” Gaza and relocate nearly 2 million Palestinians to neighboring countries, two mayors in the region who had stumped for Trump have gone silent. And some Dearborn residents have been left horrified by the president’s attitude toward Palestinians.