Memorial
Israelis mark 6 months since attacks in the south of the country
Hamas’ deadly attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, left about 1,200 people dead, and about 250 taken as hostages. Some of those hostages were released after negotiations with Hamas last November. Most of the world first saw the terrifying videos and images from a music festival where hundreds had gathered for the weekend. Host Marco Werman traveled to the Nova music festival site and two other areas where Hamas struck.
Poet Donald Hall on Memorials
Kurt Andersen and poet Donald Hall look at how artists create memorials, how we connect to them, and how long we want them to last. Hall has published fifteen books of poetry, most recently The Painted Bedand Without: Poems, which was published on the third anniversary of his wife and fellow poet Jane Kenyon’s death […]