GUEST OPINION
When neighbors crossed the threshold
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Rochester has a rich inheritance of interfaith hospitality, an important legacy at a time when Americans know remarkably little about one another’s religious traditions.
Community
Project creates a record of lives long left untold
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The Queer Veterans Project, a Western New York initiative that pairs contemporary photographic portraits with oral histories from LGBTQ veterans, spans multiple generations of service.
Community
When Jewish Baden-Ormond was still standing
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In the first half of the 20th century, the Baden-Ormond neighborhood was a locus of Jewish businesses, institutions and synagogues. Then came urban renewal.
Community
Love for all, hatred for none: A history of Rochester’s Ahmadiyya mosque
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More than 35 years after dedicating its first mosque, Rochester’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community continues its mission of service, outreach and interfaith dialogue.
GUEST OPINION
When Rochester showed up for synagogue dedications
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From the late 19th century through the middle of the 20th century, synagogue openings in the city of Rochester were repeatedly treated as civic occasions—moments when Jewish congregations stepped into public view and the city responded.