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CALLING ALL GRANDPARENTS
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CALLING ALL GRANDPARENTS
What kind of world are we leaving our grandchildren? My fellow grandparents, For more than fifty years, I served as a Jewish clergyman. Now, as an emeritus, I find myself spending a…
Destination Peace · Aug 27, 2026 · 4 min
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Songs Across Borders: Our Summer Concert Recap Stories
Songs Across Borders: Our Summer Concert Recap
A recap of our summer concert that brought communities together through one shared song. p This summer we gathered voices from a dozen neighborhoods for one evening of music and hope.…
Emanuel C. Perlman · Jul 28, 2026 · 5 min
His Royal Majesty Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu Stories
His Royal Majesty Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu
The inspiring journey of His Royal Majesty Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu, Destination Peace Ambassador and Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council in Nigeria, whose leadership, faith…
Emanuel C. Perlman · Jul 17, 2026 · 5 min
Meet the Youth Choir Bridging Two Cities Stories
Meet the Youth Choir Bridging Two Cities
A youth choir builds bridges across two divided cities, one rehearsal at a time. p On opposite sides of a river, two groups of young singers discovered they had more in common than the…
Aisha Rahman · Jul 15, 2026 · 4 min
Four Voices, One Anthem: What a Grainy Recording Taught Me Stories
Four Voices, One Anthem: What a Grainy Recording Taught Me
Eight years ago, my three brothers and I stood together in a concert and sang “God Bless the USA” together. Someone had a phone out. The video and audio is grainy now with the kind of…
Destination Peace · Jul 3, 2026 · 3 min
The First 250 Got Us Here. The Next Two Are the Real Test. Stories
The First 250 Got Us Here. The Next Two Are the Real Test.
America the Beautiful and the Soul of a Republic America the Beautiful asks that we “confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law.” That is the harmony that the Universal Anthem…
Destination Peace · Jul 1, 2026 · 3 min
The Music That Makes Us Human Stories
The Music That Makes Us Human
The Lesson in Love, Dignity, and Service I Learned from Joey “The Fonz” Theresa and His Brother Joseph “Joey the Fonz” Theresa (1965–2026), whose joyful spirit and the devotion of his…
Destination Peace · Jun 19, 2026 · 5 min
Elvin Bishop at 83: A Lifetime of Music, Mastery, and Grace Stories
Elvin Bishop at 83: A Lifetime of Music, Mastery, and Grace
The Blues Legend Behind “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Blues Hall of Fame. Former National Merit Scholar in physics. The man behind “Fooled Around and Fell…
Destination Peace · Jun 13, 2026 · 2 min
DESTINATION PEACE DIGEST JUNE 2026 – GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT EDITION Stories
DESTINATION PEACE DIGEST JUNE 2026 – GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT EDITION
Culture. Diplomacy. Human Connection. Emanuel C Perlman Founder of Destination Peace | Uniting the World Through Music & Civil DiscourseJune 10, 2026 FROM THE DESK OF THE FOUNDER…
Destination Peace · Jun 10, 2026 · 9 min

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