All:
Regarding the "memorial" for the River-Lake Tabernacle, everyone
seems to be assuming that a "memorial" means a saying something nice
about something not very nice. Why not a memorial that says "On this
spot the River-Lake Tabernacle used to exist. For 50 years, it preached
anti-Semitism now known as a disgraceful episode in the history of the
city." Just because it's a "memorial" doesn't mean that you're
commemorating something positive. It may actually be more important to
remember the revolting things that happen in history so that they are
not repeated.
One example, I understand that in Duluth a memorial is being placed
where several blacks were lynched about 100 years ago. Duluth is doing
that to remind everyone of the effect of racism. It might be
appropriate in Minneapolis to say somewhere, "Remember that this was
once a very anti-Semitic city. Don't let it happen again."
Steve Cross
Prospect Park
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