Two radio Quaker mentions likely to be coming up: Monday 20 December BBC R4 4.30pm Ernie Rae and guests discuss whether faith inspires philanthropy in Beyond Belief. London Quaker Jennifer Kavanagh is one of the guests.Listen here: http://bbc.in/fjICqO. Sunday 2 January 2011 BBC R2 Aled Jones plans to interview Geoffrey Durham on Good Morning Sunday.…
A man whose family was saved by Quakers from the Holocaust fears that the Quaker role in saving over 10,000 Jews could be lost. According to the Jewish Chronicle, Peter Kurer submitted a paper last year to Yad Vashem (The Holocaust heroes’ and martyrs’ remembrance authority) about the Quaker role in saving Jews in the…
Paul Parker, the new recording clerk, emphasised values of equality when interviewed on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Sunday 13 December. Asked why he had taken the job of recording clerk Paul said: “It felt like time to do something for the Quakers.” He explained that he has been involved with Quakers for about 25 years.…
Jim Horne, writing in the New York Times blog (9 December) about their daily crossword explains the construction of some of the clues and their answers. It includes this paragraph: A couple of famous female athletes make the puzzle today. Tennis player EVONNE Goolagong won 14 Grand Slam titles, and “Two-time U.S. Women’s Open winner