Our guest is children’s educator and entertainer Rachel Griffin-Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel, who is often described as this generation’s Mr. Rogers. She has been outspoken on behalf of children in Gaza.
We discuss…
How she came to the issue of Palestinian suffering
Resistance she felt to speaking out, both from others and from within
The backlash
Her stirring meeting with Palestinian three-year-old Rahaf
The effects of trauma on children
Rachel’s spirituality and how it serves her activism
This conversation was cosponsored with Jewish Currents.
