Last night I saw something on TV I hadn’t seen in a long time. It was a reminder that it was ten o’clock and I should check where my children were. For me the answer is easy because I do not currently have any. I was so surprised to see this PSA because I hadn’t seen it in a really long time. But growing up I remember seeing it practically everyday. It seems like such a random reminder. Like shouldn’t you already know where your children are? And if not, isn’t that important information whether it is ten at night or ten in the morning? So let’s explore the origins of this phrase. It dates back to 1967, known as “the long hot summer of 1967”. At that time many cities such as NYC, Newark, Baltimore, and Detroit, among others, were experiencing civil unrest. There were riots in the streets as well as youths and gangs creating havoc of their own. As a result there were curfew laws established to keep people from being a victim of a violent act and/or participating in one....

I have always wanted to go to Auschwitz. I normally get a lot of looks when I say this out loud. But it is true. I have always wanted to see for myself where a large part of the atrocities of the Holocaust took place.  I think part of the reason is that I want to wrap my head around the facts I already know. Perhaps it is because I want a deeper understanding of the ability of pain one human is able to inflict on another. I think this is part of the reason I am a fan of true crime stories. I know for a fact it is the reason I studied Sociology in college.  The Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan, recently opened a brand new exhibit entitled “Auschwitz Not Long Away, Not Far Away”. The collection is slated as the largest ever displayed in North America. There are over seven hundred artifacts with about four hundred photographs and drawings. The collection has been compiled from over twenty museums around the world with the most powerful o...