I came out on Nov. 29, 1994, in the most visible of news outlets, the op-ed page of the Wall Street Journal. I had long resisted going public with my past life, although I had mentioned a few details ...

New Orleans had the first purpose-built Jewish orphanage in America because New Orleans had yellow fever, an indiscriminate orphan-maker. On view at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) —- Since 1891, children have been taken in and taken care of by the founder and staff of Jenkins Orphanage, now known as Jenkins Youth and Family Village. Their mission had ...

In this episode of Wide Awake America, host Nadine Smith welcomes Christine Kenneally, an award-winning journalist and author of the powerful book “Ghosts of the Orphanage.” Kenneally’s groundbreaking ...