Rachel and Barbara persuaded me to join them in their weekly gallery-hopping visits tonight.  I used to go all the time, but forgot about it since covid.  So this was a surprising experience to see all this wonderful art – much of which relates to the present situation.  So many wonderful people, doing so many wonderful things.  I came home elated.

And then I saw the news – that Jatt was attacked by settlers tonight, burning cars, doing damage.  

And I remembered the things I’ve been reading about the Holocaust chronicler,  Katzenik, the guy who fainted when he was giving testimony against Eichmann.  He later explained that he looked into Eichmann’s eyes and thought – he could be me.  I could be Eichmann.

Regular people can do wonderful things, and terrible things.