Lessons of persecution live through the ages
By Albert RepicciGreenwich Time, Thursday, November 17, 1988 On the eve of Kristallnacht, the night of shattered glass, I began to explain to my children the purpose of lighting a commemorative candle in remembrance of that night of horror, the begin¬ning of the open persecution of Jews in Germany. Drawing from the Greenwich Time’s article, […]
‘We have hope,’ hostage writes
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, SATURNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1980 Greenwich man receives a reply Dr. Albert J. Repicci was shocked when he opened a letter in his office Thursday and found it was from the senior official being held hostage at the Foreign Ministry in Tehran. “I couldn’t believe it,” the orthodontist, who practices on Milbank Avenue said. […]
‘It was just too personal… to be sitting there as tourist items’
Doctor searches for dog tags’ owners Dr. Albert Repicci was visiting a popular Vietnamese tourist site this fall when he saw a box filled with items that he couldn’t believe were being sold as tourist trinkets. For $1 each, tourists could purchase as a souvenir a “dog tag” of a United States soldier who served […]
Anxiety over change
To the editor: It was not surprising to hear the lament of Elie Wiesel concerning the lack of debate over the prospect of Germany’s reunification. The lightspeed pace earmarking the transformation of politics and governments in Eastern Europe has left many scrambling to assess the impact of such rapid change. Predictably the initial euphoria is […]
Make relief of suffering a top goal for the new year
To the editor: Writing about Ben Franklin, John Adams once referred to him as being both great and good, drawing a distinction between the two attributes. Although many of us do not aspire to greatness, goodness is within reach of us all. I suppose that is why at this time of year. We subject ourselves […]
Common sense needed in debate over abortion
By Albert J. Repicci Tuesday, December 5, 1989 Is there anybody left out there who has not yet grown weary of the incessant harangue over the abortion issue; weary of news reporters inciting the public by heralding every proclamation as a pro—life/pro-choice victory or loss; weary of TV cameras flocking to the scenes of demonstrators […]
Ethereal Moment (Citizenship)
For many years I have felt denied and unfulfilled. Just about everyone ,except for myself, has seemingly had either an ethereal or a surreal experience. Recently, one friend was gushing over a hot pastrami sandwich characterizing the heavenly rush he experienced as ethereal. Another young lady friend carried on with, “like, I was like, looking at my twins pictures and […]
Political Flip Flop (A Virtue)
I seized upon your comment this morning that one doesn’t fly a plane in a straight line but it is a series of adjustments. You continued that parenting is like flying diagonally through a cloud. It prompted this: I recently attended a dinner party which hosted guests from a wide variety of backgrounds, including one gentleman […]
Beyond Cambodia’s Killing Fields
BEYOND THE KILLING FIELDS By Albert Repicci Plying the waters of the Ton Le Sop, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, nestled in the heart of Cambodia, the lean silhouette of a solitary fisherman is seen perched on the bow of his tuk nesad ( handcrafted canoe) casting his net into the shallow calm waters in search of his family’s next meal. The art of fishing is clear […]
Cambodian Genocide Trial Day 2
Submitted by Albert J.Repicci and Kelly Repicci Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 31, 2009. On this the second day of the trial in Cambodia of the accused, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, for crimes against humanity, the courtroom was mesmerized by the gripping description of Duch’s alleged crimes as they were presented by the Canadian international prosecutor Robert Petit. Mr […]