Whenever I give a lecture and someone asks me why so many Jews went like sheep to the slaughter during the Holocaust, the question sets my teeth on edge.

Iris S. Osborn of Wainscott died in her sleep at home on Monday morning. She was 87. A wake will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 30 at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A graveside service will take place at 1 p.m. the next day at Wainscott Cemetery, with a reception to follow at the Wainscott Chapel.

The first-ever Hamptons Pride Parade, celebrating the L.G.B.T.Q.+ community, will take place in East Hampton Village at noon on June 4.

Its organizer, Tom House, founder of the nonprofit Hamptons Pride Inc., announced this week that he is seeking volunteers to help organize it as well as people to march in it. Those who would like to contribute their time or take part with a parade float or community group can sign up at hamptonspride.org.

A novelist’s skillful dive into the complexities of the legendary Frick family of art collectors.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, along with Nick LaLota, a Republican seeking election in the First Congressional District, and Alison Esposito, who is in the running for the role of New York State's lieutenant governor on Lee Zeldin's ticket, will hold a community event addressing crime, quality of life, and criminal justice on Wednesday evening.