Based in Sydney, Australia, Foundry is a blog by Rebecca Thao. Her posts explore modern architecture through photos and quotes by influential architects, engineers, and artists.
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Welcome Rose Salima Wasser Arnold
Molly Wasser and Zachary Arnold, both graduates of Swarthmore-Rutledge School, Strath Haven Middle School, and Strath Haven High School, are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Rose Salima Wasser Arnold, on November 1, in Washington, D.C. The happy grandparents are Andrea and David Wasser, and Reisa Mukamal and Steven Arnold, all of Swarthmore. Rose is also the niece of Samuel Arnold, Benjamin Arnold, and Emalie Clamage, all of Philadelphia, and of the late Noah Arnold.
Our neighbor, Tom Madorna, had a cute idea for Halloween. He put a sign below his mail slot that said “candy dispenser.” Our group of ambitious first-grade-and-younger trick-or-treaters almost passed his house by, until a parent spotted the sign. Tom stood by the window pushing out individual large candy bars for each child. My 6-year-old daughter sighed at bedtime, saying, “I wish I could go trick-or-treating every night.”
Sa’ed Atshan named one of the “40 Under 40” by the Arab American Foundation
Sa’ed Atshan of Swarthmore has been named one of the “40 Under 40” by the Arab American Foundation.
An assistant professor in Swarthmore College’s Peace and Conflict Studies program, Atshan researches contemporary Palestinian society and politics, and global LGBTQ social movements.
A prolific scholar, Atshan published two books in 2020. “Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique” explores the LGBTQ movement in Palestine, and “The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians” looks at the Israeli and Palestinian diaspora communities in Berlin, with particular attention to the questions of moral responsibility among the various groups.
Atshan grew up in Ramallah, spent a year at Westtown School in West Chester, and attended Swarthmore College (’06) before earning his doctorate in anthropology and Middle Eastern studies at Harvard. Currently on sabbatical in Berkeley, California, he lives in Swarthmore.
