by Mitch Albom | Jan 28, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
I was walking through Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Israel and one of the most haunting places in the world, when I stopped to listen to a video from an elderly female survivor. She was talking about the questions she got after the war, including...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 7, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
It’s not too late for a New Year’s resolution, is it? I am making one that you may want to adopt. This year, I will not — NOT — search the internet for medical information. I will no longer visit Dr. Google. I will break up with WebMD. I will cancel all appointments...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 17, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the nation America was fighting And filled with frustration Left against right, You versus me Old against young Fox versus MSNBC Gas! No, electric! Open borders! No, closed! Woke! No, tradition! Donald! No, Joe!...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 10, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
You need a good vocabulary to get into college, and an even better vocabulary to run one. So how did college presidents last week suddenly have so much trouble saying a single word? During a hearing on antisemitism, in front of Congress and TV cameras, the presidents...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 3, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
In their hysterical comedy routine from many years ago, Carl Reiner asks Mel Brooks — who is playing the part of a 2,000-year-old man — the secret to his long life. “Will to live,” Brooks answers. “Ah, yes,” Reiner replies. “The will to live —” “Not THE will to live,”...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 12, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, News
Mitch Albom’s new novel, “The Little Liar” is inspired by true events. It begins with an 11-year-old boy named Nico Krispis who has never told a lie in his life. When the Nazis invade his city, they take him from his family and trick him into telling the biggest...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 5, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
Nearly 20 years after he was fired by Indiana University, Bob Knight was asked by Dan Patrick about going back to be recognized for the 29 years he put in at the school. Knight refused. “I have absolutely no respect for those people …” he said. “I hope they’re...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 29, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
It’s pretty clear we as a country are not budging on gun ownership. If we weren’t moved to action by the mass shooting in Maine this past week (18 dead, 13 wounded), or the one at a mall in Texas in May (nine dead, seven wounded), or the one...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 22, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
In the summer of 1942, on a hot July morning in Thessaloniki, Greece, all Jewish men between the ages of 18 and 45 were ordered to gather in the main square. No one knew why. This was a Saturday, and most had planned to be in synagogue, observing their faith....
by Mitch Albom | Oct 15, 2023 | Comment, Detroit Free Press
We’ve been thinking a lot about life and death lately. Terrorists murdered hundreds of civilians in Israel last weekend, including babies and grandmothers, and the carnage horrified the world. Missiles flew. War was declared. It was the kind of thing...