What Josh Shapiro’s new memoir tells us about a potential presidential run
(RNS) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro opens his new memoir, “Where We Keep the Light: Stories From a Life of Service,” on the night his governor’s mansion was set on fire in the quiet hours after his family celebrated the Passover Seder. Shapiro describes the arsonist and his motives: “He later told police that he harbored hatred for me. If he had found me, he told them under questioning, he would have beaten me with the hammer. He added that he would not take part in my ‘plans’ for whatever I ‘[wanted] to do to the Palestinian people.’ Now, I never have had any ‘plans,’ nor do I know what he meant by what I want ‘to do to the Palestinian people,’ but the statement seemed pointed.” To the incident, Shapiro responded with faith. He writes: “We don’t look toward the darkness. I knew that we would find meaning from the fire. I knew that we would lean on our faith and our community even more as our way through. I knew that after everything, that’s where …
