Henah: little girl, big dreams.
"Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all it's sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow."
- Dorothy Thompson
Henah: little girl, big dreams.
"Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all it's sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow."
- Dorothy Thompson
You Should Watch This, This Is Funny of the Day: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em — in a new, Seinfeldian comedy sketch released by Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, he pokes fun at his exasperation with Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his superhero exploits. But when Mitt Romney calls, there’s one situation for which Booker isn’t prepared…
You Should Watch This, This Is Funny of the Day: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em — in a new, Seinfeldian comedy sketch released by Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, he pokes fun at his exasperation with Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his superhero exploits. But when Mitt Romney calls, there’s one situation for which Booker isn’t prepared…
After seven years of tracking what makes teens volunteer and donate, or generally step up and do something in any way, Aria Finger, the Chief Operating Officer of DoSomething.org, shares her expertise on targeting the youth.
Heartbreaking Tearjerker of the Day: In 1988, Nicholas Winton’s wife revealed to the BBC his long-kept secret: He’d saved 669 children from the Nazis at the dawn of World War II through his organization of the Czech Kindertransport. (This clip is from a BBC program that honored the “British Schindler” by inviting some 80 of the children he saved to surprise him in the audience.) In all, more than 5,000 people owe their lives to Winton.
In the more than two decades since the media got wind of his humanitarian exploits, Winton has been knighted, had a minor planet named after him, been commemorated by two statues — one each in Prague and London — and been the subject of three films and a play.
Winton still wears a ring given to him by some of the children he saved. It is inscribed with a line from the Talmud, the book of Jewish law: “Save one life, save the world.” He celebrates his 103rd birthday this week.
Heartbreaking Tearjerker of the Day: In 1988, Nicholas Winton’s wife revealed to the BBC his long-kept secret: He’d saved 669 children from the Nazis at the dawn of World War II through his organization of the Czech Kindertransport. (This clip is from a BBC program that honored the “British Schindler” by inviting some 80 of the children he saved to surprise him in the audience.) In all, more than 5,000 people owe their lives to Winton.
In the more than two decades since the media got wind of his humanitarian exploits, Winton has been knighted, had a minor planet named after him, been commemorated by two statues — one each in Prague and London — and been the subject of three films and a play.
Winton still wears a ring given to him by some of the children he saved. It is inscribed with a line from the Talmud, the book of Jewish law: “Save one life, save the world.” He celebrates his 103rd birthday this week.
