Joe Goldblatt

Construction continues at the Barack Obama Presidential Center in August 2025 in Chicago, Illinois

Do we need another US presidential monumental monstrosity? Joe Goldblatt

Protest planning that promotes safer festivals and events Joe Goldblatt

Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Readers' Letters: Time for Jews to intervene in Gaza

Jewish civilians are held at gunpoint by German SS troops after being forced out of a bunker where they were sheltering during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 (Picture: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Story of doctor who went willingly to Nazi death camp as vital as ever Joe Goldblatt

Paul Alexander lived most of his life in an iron lung after contracting polio, but trained as a lawyer and painted pictures (Picture: GoFundMe)

Iron-lung record-holder Paul Alexander was an inspiration to millions

The Munch museum is one of three new 'temples of culture' created in the Norwegian capital Oslo in recent years (Picture: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)

Cities like Oslo and Salzburg could leave Edinburgh in cultural shade Joe Goldblatt

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the Coronation (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Historic Coronation saw a new focus on greater inclusion for all – Joe Goldblatt

Cancer Research UK shops, donations, legacies, and other forms of income helped the charity raise a total of £668 million in 2021/22 (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

How I discovered joy of volunteering at Little Shop of Miracles – Joe Goldblatt

King Charles III attends a presentation of loyal addresses by the privileged bodies, at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, March 9 (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

King Charles's concept of 'servant leadership' was inspirational – Joe Goldblatt

Protesters against the Vietnam War march in Washington, DC, in October 1967 (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Uplifting public protest can be the antidote to toxic social media debates

A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on the day it was liberated by Soviet soldiers, January 27, 1945 (Picture: Alexander Vorontsov/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Magic of 'ordinary people' can conquer hate that led to Holocaust

The Chippendales created a sensation when Joe Goldblatt took them to Washington, DC for their first public show outside of the nightclubs (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

How I escaped the Curse of the Chippendales – Professor Joe Goldblatt

Hearing the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra took Joe Goldblatt right back into his family story - and stirred a renewed pride and determination. PIC: Contributed.

I cried as the Ukrainian orchestra played on as I remembered grandma's spirit

Being kind to people online and in person can help counter the corrosive effect of the growing 'age of meanness' (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Are you well? How to use kindness to defeat ‘age of meanness’ – Joe Goldblatt

Police officers at the scene of a deadly crush during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea last month (Picture: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Deadly crowd crushes are preventable. So why do they keep happening?

Assisted dying legislation is going through Holyrood

Why I am backing assisted dying law in Scotland - Joe Goldblatt

A magical, lyrical journey through metaphorical thistles took Joe Goldblatt back to his childhood (Picture: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Rediscovering the mamaloshen of my childhood during 'A Daunder Through Thistles'

A young boy lays flowers outside Buckingham Palace

In losing our Queen, we must discover renewed commitment to the values she cheri...

Joe Goldblatt and his wife Nancy Lynner, dressed in the new 'Clan MacGoldblatt' tartan, take part in the Tartan Day Parade in New York City in April this year

The birth of the MacGoldblatt tartan – Professor Joe Goldblatt

Joe Goldblatt recently turned 70 - and found there is still much to be grateful for. PIC: Pxhere.

As I turn 70, I may ache but I also feel growth, gratitude and resilience

UVALDE, TEXAS - MAY 26: People visit memorials for victims of Tuesday's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, in City of Uvalde Town Square on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Grieving husband of teacher killed in Texas school rampage collapses and dies

The Tartan Day parade in New York is a reminder of the historic links between Scotland and the USA (Picture: Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

A tale of two countries that are more similar than you might think

People in New York long ago accepted the downsides of mass tourism in the city (Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

How Scotland can learn from the secrets of New York City's tourism success

At a special session of the United Nations on March 2, member states voted to condemn Russia over its invasion of Ukraine (Picture: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images)

Independent Scotland would have much to contribute to UN’s work on world peace

A homeless man sleeps under an American flag blanket on a park bench in Brooklyn, New York City (Picture: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

What I found in NYC, where nearly one in 100 people is homeless, was inspiring

Members of the Stonewall Veterans Association take part in a Lesbian and Gay Pride March in New York (Picture: Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images)

America can look to its Founding Fathers for inspiration on LGBTQ+ rights

Joe Goldblatt finds that American need for speed running at full pelt in New Orleans, but wonders how much longer it will last. PIC: Maciek Lulke/CC.

Americans still go at full speed - but for how much longer? - Prof Joe Goldblatt

The USA became more inward-looking under Donald Trump, who still has a sizeable following (Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Returning to America, I find this once young country is growing old

A rabbi reads from a Torah scroll (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Forgiveness is vital but we must never forget – Joe Goldblatt

A group of Jewish civilians are held at gunpoint by German SS troops in Warsaw in 1943 (Picture: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Why Holocaust Memorial Day matters more than ever before – Joe Goldblatt

'Purple mountain majesty': The Wasatch mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah (Picture: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Is America worth visiting? – Professor Joe Goldblatt

The then Prime Minister David Cameron signing the Book of Commitment ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day 2013, watched by survivor Freda Wineman.

Tributes paid following the death of Holocaust survivor Freda Wineman

Hogamany 2021: Poet Ogden Nash offers sage advice: 'Duck! Here comes another year.' (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Celebrating Hogmanay in the Age of Covid – Scotsman comment

Poets, playwrights and philosophers can provide solace in times of trouble (Picture: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)

Burns and co can help turn the worst of times into the best – Joe Goldblatt

We should all find our Santa this festive and warm the hearts of others, writes Joe Goldblatt. PIC: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division Of Art, Prints and Photographs/The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Find Santa in your heart this Christmas and brighten the lives of others

The Italian Chapel, on Lamb Holm, Orkney (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

How Orkney became my spiritual home – Professor Joe Goldblatt

The Festival Theatre is one of Edinburgh's main performing arts venues.

Live theatre's return sets scene for the joy of Covid recovery – Joe Goldblatt

Explosions in the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York city after they were hit by planes on September 11, 2001 (Picture: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Islamophobia is wrong response to September 11 terrorist attacks – Joe Goldblatt

Joe Goldblatt learned of the importance of the connection between audience and performer as a child when his father took him to see the musical Fiddler on the Roof (Picture: Patrick Riviere/Getty Images)

How I realised the deep pain of a year without music – Joe Goldblatt

In order to deal with future pandemics like Covid, we must put our faith in the scholars of today and tomorrow (Picture: Thibault Savary/AFP via Getty Images)

How Covid could spark a new Scottish enlightenment – Professor Joe Goldblatt

Demonstrators picket in front of a school board office protesting against segregation of students (Picture: National Archive/Newsmakers/Hulton Archive via Getty Images)

We must confront the past if we are to tackle racism – Joe Goldblatt

Joe Goldblatt's new tricycle comes with seven gears, helping to smooth out some of Edinburgh's hills

How cycling has taught me a simple philosophical lesson – Joe Goldblatt
My right foot gently pressed upon the pedal when I felt a sudden sinking feeling deep inside my stomach.

The Gilded Balloon has been a mainstay of the Fringe since 1986

How I would save the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Joe Goldblatt

Anthony Ramos as Usnavi and Melissa Barrera as Vanessa in the movie that captivated Joe Goldblatt on his first post-lockdown visit to the cinema (Picture: Macall Polay/PA)

Why it's time to go back to the cinema – Professor Joe Goldblatt

Joe with his 'smile making machine'

Why my best lockdown purchase was an adult tricycle - Joe Goldblatt

In 1938, Judy Benton returned home from school in Meissen, Germany, to discover her parents and sister had been arrested by the Nazi authorities

How a 17-year-old girl escaped the Nazis and the Holocaust – Joe Goldblatt

Joe Goldblatt performs a dive at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh (Picture: Courtesy of Joe Goldblatt)

Why I'm learning to dive at the age of 68 – Professor Joe Goldblatt

Professor Joe Goldblatt of Edinburgh meets Joe Goldblatt of Arizona (Picture: Joe Goldblatt)

The curious thing I discovered on meeting other Joe Goldblatts – Joe Goldblatt

Atlantic City in New Jersey, where Joe Goldblatt was impressed by the standard of hospitality (Picture: John Moore/Getty Images)

Hospitality sector can emerge stronger than ever from pandemic – Joe Goldblatt

Two usherettes from the Gaumont Cinema, Sheffield, were among the first people in the UK to take the polio pink "sugar lump" vaccine in May 1962 (Picture: Sheffield Newspapers)

The polio generation knows how important vaccines are – Professor Joe Goldblatt

The Edinburgh International Festival moved its opening event out of the city centre to Tynecastle Park in 2019.

New outdoor venues considered to help reboot Edinburgh Festival this summer

Former US President Jimmy Carter, seen with his wife Rosalynn, gave Joe Goldblatt hope when he moved into the White House (Picture: PA)

US riots are symptom of corrosive power of money in politics – Joe Goldblatt

Edinburgh Festival Fringe performers promote their show on the Royal Mile in happier times as Joe Goldblatt looks for a silver lining in their cloud

Edinburgh's festivals could have sabbatical every seven years – Joe Goldblatt

Christian worshipers take photographs inside the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem (Picture: Musa al-Shaer/AFP via Getty Images)

Hanukkah and Christmas can help make a modern political miracle – Joe Goldblatt

In 1990, the then real estate developer Donald Trump rubs a "magic lamp" during the opening ceremony for his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic city (Picture: Bill Swersey/AFP via Getty Images)

How Trump threatened not to pay me and cowered in fear of lasers – Joe Goldblatt

A protester holds a placard that reads "Count Every Vote" while demonstrating across the street from supporters of Donald Trump outside an election count in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Picture: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

US needs to make voting easier and ensure all ballots are counted –Joe Goldblatt

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