I went to the Nova Music Festival Exhibition (at the former FW Webb Building, 307 Dorchester Ave. through Oct. 21). I recommend you see it — especially if you are not Jewish. Currently, only about 20% of attendees are non-Jewish. That needs to change. The Nova Music Festival Exhibition is not just about memory — it is a mirror. It asks: will we only mourn, or will we learn? Will we allow compassion to narrow into tribalism, or will we enlarge our capacity to care, across boundaries of nation, religion, and politics?

The exhibition succeeds in not being political, focusing instead on commemorating family and friends who were lost, and providing aid and support to those affected by the Oct. 7 massacre at the Music Festival.

I appreciated that choice, because I came with mixed emotions and

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