Silence is sinful under the present circumstances. Political leaders and media figures have special obligations to call out bigotry.
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Silverman: Denver’s Babi Yar Park is a hidden gem and a moving monument to Holocaust victims
Here is a southeast Denver secret for you to remember: Babi Yar Park lies just downhill and east of South Havana across from Sam’s No. 3 and the Stampede Club. Locate that giant Larry Miller flag. Go east on Yale. You are there. The parking lot is rarely full. On RTD, take the 83D. The […]
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Opinion: Amid December’s sacred times, we must stand steadfast against COVID-19
The global pandemic of 2020 has been challenging in every way – personally, financially and spiritually. But we can be the healing balm we need, if we just come together for our common good. COVID-19 has changed everything for most of us. More than 3,500 Coloradans have died because of the virus and close to […]
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Man described as neo-Nazi pleads guilty in Pueblo synagogue bomb plot
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A man described by U.S. prosecutors as a neo-Nazi and white supremacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to a hate crime for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year. Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to attempting to stop people from exercising their religion with an explosive or fire […]
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Trinidad’s Temple Aaron seemed destined to die. But the 131-year-old Jewish synagogue’s fate was never sealed.
The Jewish people believe it is decided who will be inscribed in the “book of life” on Rosh Hashanah, the holiday that begins Friday night. The metaphorical document — called sefer hachaim in Hebrew — holds the names of who will survive. “Who shall live and who shall die?” a Jewish poem this time of […]