For A Time Such As This: The Difference One Person Can Make

Writer Cathy A. Lewis asks, "When your moment comes ... will you be the one who stands up—who speaks out—who chooses courage when it matters most?"

Captain Gustav Schröder in front of the SS St. Louis (Photo: http://www.ssmaritime.com/Campana-Irpinia-2.htm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently, I had the honor of participating in Yom HaShoah, the 2026 Community Holocaust Commemoration hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville. There, I heard Nashville chef and writer Cathy A. Lewis movingly speak about the journey of the transatlantic ocean liner SS St. Louis, the so-called “Voyage of the Damned.” With Ms. Lewis’s permission, I am sharing her remarks from that evening.