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and revolted against it, and my moth-
er was raised Reform and revolted
against that," he says. "Still, they
remained Jewish. But their act of
rebellion led them to join the
Unitarian Church."
Rich said they were driven toward
Unitarianism because they couldn't
find a congregation in 1950s and '60s
Washington that suited them.
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At the same time, though,
"The theater was a
Joel was a lawyer for ORT, an
cultural reflection of international technical training
my life in a way no
organization that was founded
other medium was," to aid needy Jewish communi-
says the author of
ties, and the United Jewish
"Ghost Light."
Appeal. Rich's mother-was
active in the National Council
Le
of Jewish Women, and they
Frank Rich, at age
both visited Israel often.
5, with his mother.
Rich, who was close to his
"My book is a story
religious Jewish grandparents,
of a young kid who
had a bar mitzvah at Temple
found
a way to tri-
Sinai in Washington, D.C. "I
accident while Joel was
umph over his trou- was bar mitzvahed at my [bio-
driving. "He had been a
bles," Rich says.
very reckless driver and
logical] father's temple, but it
caused the accident," says
was really Joel and my mother
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who were the most proud and
Rich. "Joel carried a lot of
Frank
Rich: r7 had
involved," he recalls.
guilt until he passed away."
a terrific time in
After Joel's death — he
Today, Rich says, Judaism
Michigan, and
suffered from dementia —
plays an important role in his
Detroit holds great
life. "My wife, [writer] Alex
Rich came across surprising
memories for me," •
Witchel, was raised as an
information about his step-
says Rich of his first
father. "My stepsister, Sue,
Orthodox Jew and is quite
professional job, at
religious in terms of her
and I were going through
the Detroit News.
beliefs," says Rich, who has
Joel's things and we found a
lengthy article about him in
two sons, ages 20 and 16,
the New York Times, written
from a previous marriage. "I
would have to say that my religion
in 1945," Rich recalls.
has always been a part of me."
"It seems Joel had played this huge
The theater and writing, of course,
role for Gen. Eisenhower after the war
also remain an important part of Rich's
to help recover Nazi loot stolen from
life. "I feel very fortunate to have a
Jews. As Eisenhower advanced through
career that I really love," says Rich, who
Europe, Joel was head of the group of
currently is an op-ed columnist for the
officers who rescued goods stolen and
New York Times.
stashed away by the Nazis. All those
"Ghost Light was an attempt to do a
years, Joel had never mentioned it."
different kind of writing as a journalist
What his parents did talk about,
and I look forward to continuing other
however, was the impact of Judaism in
creative writing experiences." fl
rheir lives. "Joel was raised Orthodox
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