Category Archives: History
Artists in the Galleries – The Heckscher Museum of Art
I am delighted to be discussing my collage “Ambassador of Peace-We Are Friends” on Sunday, October 20, 2024 , at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington N.Y as part of their Artists in the Galleries program. The piece is
Artists in the Galleries – The Heckscher Museum of Art
I am delighted to be discussing my collage “Ambassador of Peace-We Are Friends” on Sunday, October 20, 2024 , at The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington N.Y as part of their Artists in the Galleries program. The piece is
Israeli Hostages One Year Later- Never Forget
Never forget. Those two words, weighted with history and heritage were seared into me as a child. I can still hear the solemn voice of my childhood Rabbi whose thunderous High Holiday sermons referencing the Holocaust declared “Never Forget,” sentiments
Israeli Hostages One Year Later- Never Forget
Never forget. Those two words, weighted with history and heritage were seared into me as a child. I can still hear the solemn voice of my childhood Rabbi whose thunderous High Holiday sermons referencing the Holocaust declared “Never Forget,” sentiments
How We Talk About Mental Health Matters.
For Donald Trump, calling Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled” at a rally this past weekend was downright demure for him. If not previously scripted by Steven Miller, the adjective of choice for Donald would likely have been
How We Talk About Mental Health Matters.
For Donald Trump, calling Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled” at a rally this past weekend was downright demure for him. If not previously scripted by Steven Miller, the adjective of choice for Donald would likely have been
If I Lose Blame the Jews
Blame the Jews, Trump said. Jews have heard this 6 million times As a Jew, I have read these words in history books Six million times Blame has been implied, inferred, believed, and acted on 6 million times Scapegoated Marginalized
If I Lose Blame the Jews
Blame the Jews, Trump said. Jews have heard this 6 million times As a Jew, I have read these words in history books Six million times Blame has been implied, inferred, believed, and acted on 6 million times Scapegoated Marginalized
Picturing our Pets
One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose
Picturing our Pets
One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose
Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?
Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s
Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?
Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s
6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead
You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we
6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead
You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we
Joy to the World DNC
Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,
Joy to the World DNC
Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,
Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing
Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from
Donald Trump’s Roots Are Showing
Watching Trump’s performance yesterday I was struck with how he bore such a striking similarity to another Queens native, Archie Bunker. No one represented the silent majority of fading white male patriarchy than that other sexist, racist, xenophobic from
We Are Not Going Back
Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed
We Are Not Going Back
Seven years ago I made this sign stating “We Won’t Go Back” to carry in the first Women’s March. That march in Washington bursting with thousands of women felt like democracy at its best. The fact that this was echoed
Envisioning The American Dream 