I have just returned from a concert by Gabriel Meyer Halevy, an Argentine-Israeli musician. He is the son of Marshall Meyer, a U.S. rabbi who lived in Argentina during that country's "Dirty War" in which thousands of people became "desaparecidos" (the disappeared).

Marshall Meyer's work helped save the lives of dozens of people who were persecuted by the Argentine military. His son Gabriel carries his father's same concern for peace and human rights.

Gabriel started the concert singing the beautiful song for peace "I only ask of God," a song known all over the world. Written by Argentine musician Leon Gieco, the song and its lyrics resonated as I left the concert: