Category Archives: Personal Memories
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
Mother’s Day With Moe
A perfect ending to my first Mother’s Day with my dog Moe brought Stanley back into the day. In a late afternoon walk with Moe as my husband and I breathed in the fragrant lilacs and admired the display
Mother’s Day With Moe
A perfect ending to my first Mother’s Day with my dog Moe brought Stanley back into the day. In a late afternoon walk with Moe as my husband and I breathed in the fragrant lilacs and admired the display
Holocaust Remembrance Day- More Important than Ever
To those deniers of the Holocaust: There is no denying that these members of my husband Hershel’s family lives were taken too early. There is no denying that none of them would ever enjoy growing old to delight in the
Holocaust Remembrance Day- More Important than Ever
To those deniers of the Holocaust: There is no denying that these members of my husband Hershel’s family lives were taken too early. There is no denying that none of them would ever enjoy growing old to delight in the
How the 1970 Shooting at Kent State Forever Changed Me
The sight of armed officers on our college campuses chills. Republicans who are calling for the National Guard to be sent to colleges to intervene in pro-Palestinian protests have a dim memory of what can happen when troops are
How the 1970 Shooting at Kent State Forever Changed Me
The sight of armed officers on our college campuses chills. Republicans who are calling for the National Guard to be sent to colleges to intervene in pro-Palestinian protests have a dim memory of what can happen when troops are
I Found Out I Can Do Something
Last Sunday, the shy little girl who was too scared to raise her hand in class and use her voice, the young woman so hampered by shame for decades that she kept silent, won the award for best voiceover in
I Found Out I Can Do Something
Last Sunday, the shy little girl who was too scared to raise her hand in class and use her voice, the young woman so hampered by shame for decades that she kept silent, won the award for best voiceover in
Happiness is A Warm Puppy. Not Killing One
Happiness is a Warm Puppy. Not Killing One. Moe ‘Kingfish’ Katz with a nod to Charles Schulz When I returned home after five days away at the New Bedford Film Festival it was into the loving paws of my dog
Happiness is A Warm Puppy. Not Killing One
Happiness is a Warm Puppy. Not Killing One. Moe ‘Kingfish’ Katz with a nod to Charles Schulz When I returned home after five days away at the New Bedford Film Festival it was into the loving paws of my dog
Gettysburg Revisited
Like the South’s Lost Cause, so is Donald Trump’s attempt at history. Civil war buff, his assessment of Gettysburg is one for the books. Just not American History books. Even as an 8-year-old who, unlike Trump’s claims, really did
Gettysburg Revisited
Like the South’s Lost Cause, so is Donald Trump’s attempt at history. Civil war buff, his assessment of Gettysburg is one for the books. Just not American History books. Even as an 8-year-old who, unlike Trump’s claims, really did
Using My Voice
I’m a 69-year-old storyteller by profession but for decades couldn’t tell my own. More than just tongue-tied, my uncomfortable relationship with words often led me to consider myself not only shy, but inarticulate when speaking. I spent a childhood with
Using My Voice
I’m a 69-year-old storyteller by profession but for decades couldn’t tell my own. More than just tongue-tied, my uncomfortable relationship with words often led me to consider myself not only shy, but inarticulate when speaking. I spent a childhood with
The Travesty of Trump Tower and Bonwit Teller
Trump Tower lives to see another day. For now, the tacky gold emblazoned skyscraper remains untouched by the New York courts, much like Trump himself. Seeing both knocked down would be pure justice. Long before I hated Donald Trump, I
The Travesty of Trump Tower and Bonwit Teller
Trump Tower lives to see another day. For now, the tacky gold emblazoned skyscraper remains untouched by the New York courts, much like Trump himself. Seeing both knocked down would be pure justice. Long before I hated Donald Trump, I
OJ Simpson Dead at 76
O.J. Simpson’s time has finally run out. I guess O.J. will never find the killers who murdered his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Maybe they are already in Hell, where Simpson is headed after
OJ Simpson Dead at 76
O.J. Simpson’s time has finally run out. I guess O.J. will never find the killers who murdered his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Maybe they are already in Hell, where Simpson is headed after
Envisioning The American Dream 