irving berlin's story is really remarkable in that here he is, this jewish immigrant from russia whorote "god bless america," who wrote "white christmas." one item that visitors will love to see is the typewriter from "schindler's list," which mr. spielberg made available to the museum for exhibition. and certainly one of the most colorful groups are jewish gangsters, jewish criminals. i think one of the important roles jews have played in the history of this nation is that jews have been advocates for civil rights, civil liberties, for the extension of freedom not only to themselves, but to others as well. whether it's abraham joshua heschel in the civil rights movement or bella abzug in the women's movement, or the many people who came together for the movement for soviet jewry, here they are staking their claim to freedom and working tirelessly, energetically on behalf of the freedoms of others. >>> this weekend befe thanksgiving, we have a profile of a man who teaches the importance of gratitude at all times, in all traditions. he is the benedictine monk, mystic, writer and teach