Category Archives: WWII
Never Forget
Never Forget. Those words were seared into me as a child. As Jews gathered in N.Y.C. on Sunday for the annual Gathering of Remembrance at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, they came together as community to say we will never
Never Forget
Never Forget. Those words were seared into me as a child. As Jews gathered in N.Y.C. on Sunday for the annual Gathering of Remembrance at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, they came together as community to say we will never
Fast Food Fit For a King
The image of a gleeful Donald Trump serving up greasy fast food on glittering silver platters to college football Champions in the splendor of the White House State Dining Room caused quite a social media stir. For some it was
Fast Food Fit For a King
The image of a gleeful Donald Trump serving up greasy fast food on glittering silver platters to college football Champions in the splendor of the White House State Dining Room caused quite a social media stir. For some it was
Home For Christmas…If Only In My Dreams
For most American servicemen and women serving in the military overseas their holiday wish is simple: to be home for Christmas. Soldiers sacrifice much for the sake of others, not the least of which is being able to spend the
Home For Christmas…If Only In My Dreams
For most American servicemen and women serving in the military overseas their holiday wish is simple: to be home for Christmas. Soldiers sacrifice much for the sake of others, not the least of which is being able to spend the
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
It’s a safe bet that Smokey the Bear will not be trading in his Ranger hat for a red MAGA cap anytime soon. It seems only Donald Trump Can Prevent Forest Fires With a Rake. For more than 70 years
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
It’s a safe bet that Smokey the Bear will not be trading in his Ranger hat for a red MAGA cap anytime soon. It seems only Donald Trump Can Prevent Forest Fires With a Rake. For more than 70 years
Haunted By The Ghosts of Anti-Semitism
Just in time for Halloween the frightening ghosts and goblins of anti-Semitism past have arisen from their slumber. This virulent strain of hate never really disappeared, merely reawakened. And it is deadly. I am scared. I am haunted. I am
Haunted By The Ghosts of Anti-Semitism
Just in time for Halloween the frightening ghosts and goblins of anti-Semitism past have arisen from their slumber. This virulent strain of hate never really disappeared, merely reawakened. And it is deadly. I am scared. I am haunted. I am
Refugees- A Moral Obligation and a Call to Action
Just like my own Jewish family, White House senior advisor Steven Miller’s family was the beneficiary of immigration policies that his own administration is working so hard to undo. Trump may be unhinged but Steven Miller is clearly unmoored, especially
Refugees- A Moral Obligation and a Call to Action
Just like my own Jewish family, White House senior advisor Steven Miller’s family was the beneficiary of immigration policies that his own administration is working so hard to undo. Trump may be unhinged but Steven Miller is clearly unmoored, especially
I Married a Refugee
I married a refugee who as a little boy was perceived as a threat to Cold War America and not as a survivor of the Holocaust. While my childhood was a sugar frosted world of frost-free fun living out
I Married a Refugee
I married a refugee who as a little boy was perceived as a threat to Cold War America and not as a survivor of the Holocaust. While my childhood was a sugar frosted world of frost-free fun living out
Trump Fights Gold Star Families…Again!
“It’s incomprehensible for us as a country to see those families, of all people, jerked around and lied to and slimed and called liars by the president very shortly after these service members died.” Rachel Maddow Beware of careless talk!
Trump Fights Gold Star Families…Again!
“It’s incomprehensible for us as a country to see those families, of all people, jerked around and lied to and slimed and called liars by the president very shortly after these service members died.” Rachel Maddow Beware of careless talk!
Charlottesville Has Made the Past Present For Jews
Past has become present in the most horrifying way. When I see the Nazi flag that symbol of the Third Reich being waved proudly through the streets of Charlottesville, all I can see is a little Polish boy, homeless, hungry
Charlottesville Has Made the Past Present For Jews
Past has become present in the most horrifying way. When I see the Nazi flag that symbol of the Third Reich being waved proudly through the streets of Charlottesville, all I can see is a little Polish boy, homeless, hungry
Fire and Fury and The Rain of Ruin
Donald Trump’s thunderous threat to North Korea warning of the “Fire and fury like the world has never seen” is uncomfortably familiar. This uncanny echo has been heard before and no, not from Kim Jong-un and his blustering Korean
Fire and Fury and The Rain of Ruin
Donald Trump’s thunderous threat to North Korea warning of the “Fire and fury like the world has never seen” is uncomfortably familiar. This uncanny echo has been heard before and no, not from Kim Jong-un and his blustering Korean
