Category Archives: Personal Memories
We Sang “We Shall Overcome.” Mississippi Reminded Me Why.
Scott Colom’s historic victory in Mississippi takes me back to Freedom Summer, when a nine-year-old at a Long Island day camp learned to sing for justice—and to believe America could change. The election of Scott Colom in Mississippi is the
We Sang “We Shall Overcome.” Mississippi Reminded Me Why.
Scott Colom’s historic victory in Mississippi takes me back to Freedom Summer, when a nine-year-old at a Long Island day camp learned to sing for justice—and to believe America could change. The election of Scott Colom in Mississippi is the
American Enough to Fight. Still too Jewish to Belong
As America entered the Great War in 1917, Uncle Sam encouraged all his “hyphenated” American nieces and nephews to join him in fighting this war to end all wars. While we celebrate Veterans Day and the anniversary of Armistice Day,
American Enough to Fight. Still too Jewish to Belong
As America entered the Great War in 1917, Uncle Sam encouraged all his “hyphenated” American nieces and nephews to join him in fighting this war to end all wars. While we celebrate Veterans Day and the anniversary of Armistice Day,
Evicting My Kidney Stone: I’ll Be Out While It’s Being Shown the Door
And yer out! My painful, oversized kidney stone that has claimed squatters’ rights in my ureter for the past few weeks has now been served notice. Like it or not, it is being evicted on Monday at Huntington Hospital.
Evicting My Kidney Stone: I’ll Be Out While It’s Being Shown the Door
And yer out! My painful, oversized kidney stone that has claimed squatters’ rights in my ureter for the past few weeks has now been served notice. Like it or not, it is being evicted on Monday at Huntington Hospital.
I Was Told to Stay Silent. Then Hundreds of Women Broke Their Silence.
After I spoke publicly about my rape, hundreds of women wrote to me. Some were in their 70s and 80s, carrying secrets they had kept for decades. Then, during a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner told me: “You should
I Was Told to Stay Silent. Then Hundreds of Women Broke Their Silence.
After I spoke publicly about my rape, hundreds of women wrote to me. Some were in their 70s and 80s, carrying secrets they had kept for decades. Then, during a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner told me: “You should
SuperDog Moe to the Rescue. Make Every Penny Count this Halloween
Trick or Treat for UNICEF Superdog Moe is ready to make the rounds trick or treating using my old childhood UNICEF collection box. For one day of the year, schoolkids across the country like me could proudly show their
SuperDog Moe to the Rescue. Make Every Penny Count this Halloween
Trick or Treat for UNICEF Superdog Moe is ready to make the rounds trick or treating using my old childhood UNICEF collection box. For one day of the year, schoolkids across the country like me could proudly show their
When Khrushchev and Castro Went Trick or Treating on Long Island
Growing up in the Cold War, I never had to wonder who the enemy was. The Russians were coming, and we were scurrying under our wooden school desks during weekly duck-and-cover drills. Today, watching an American president court Vladimir Putin
When Khrushchev and Castro Went Trick or Treating on Long Island
Growing up in the Cold War, I never had to wonder who the enemy was. The Russians were coming, and we were scurrying under our wooden school desks during weekly duck-and-cover drills. Today, watching an American president court Vladimir Putin
The Things We Keep
I am a collector. I collect ephemera, old advertisements, newspapers, worn magazines, yellowing scraps of paper, the forgotten minutiae and stuff of everyday life that can reveal things we might not otherwise ever learn. My home is a paper
The Things We Keep
I am a collector. I collect ephemera, old advertisements, newspapers, worn magazines, yellowing scraps of paper, the forgotten minutiae and stuff of everyday life that can reveal things we might not otherwise ever learn. My home is a paper
The Cornell Rape Case Made Me Tell My Story I’d Kept Silent For 52 Years
Some stories take 52 years to write. This week, HuffPost published one of the most difficult personal essays I’ve written. I was 19 when the events in this story took place. For decades, I couldn’t fully speak about what happened.
The Cornell Rape Case Made Me Tell My Story I’d Kept Silent For 52 Years
Some stories take 52 years to write. This week, HuffPost published one of the most difficult personal essays I’ve written. I was 19 when the events in this story took place. For decades, I couldn’t fully speak about what happened.
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
How a Cartoon I Drew in 1967 Captures Donald Trump Today
I can’t stop thinking of those pictures of a slumping, sleeping Donald Trump at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial ceremony. I remarked to friends at the time how he looked so woefully out of place at this important national occasion. His
The LIRR Train Ticket I Could Never Throw Away: 25 Years After 9/11
Like everyone, September 11 is burned into my mind a quarter of a century later. We all have our stories of that day. This is mine. I still have my husband’s Long Island Rail Road ticket from September 11, 2001.
The LIRR Train Ticket I Could Never Throw Away: 25 Years After 9/11
Like everyone, September 11 is burned into my mind a quarter of a century later. We all have our stories of that day. This is mine. I still have my husband’s Long Island Rail Road ticket from September 11, 2001.
