Christmas, for me, is the German Jewish holiday passed down from my father’s mother. “My father’s father was a Baptist minister,” said my dad, “and my father’s family didn’t do Christmas trees or any of that. The Puritans’ America wasn’t gaudy that way. Trees, candy canes, and ornaments was stuff the Germans brought over. It […]| Minding The Campus
David Randall is Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars.| Minding The Campus