Jewish New Year 2018 and Kristallnacht Commemoration
L’shana tova to all — In two weeks the Jewish High Holidays will begin with Rosh Hashanah, followed by Yom…
Memories of Lawndale at Age 13*
The address was 430O W. 14th Street. Corner of Kildare and 14th Street. The year 1937. The two-bedroom, five-room apartment…
The Importance of Getting the Historical Facts About the Holocaust Correct
I’m immersed in writing THE THIN EDGE OF THE WEDGE, a one-act Holocaust play (four actors, no scenery for ease…
Where Is Harriet Beecher Stowe When We Need Her?
I recommended Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 anti-slavery novel UNCLE TOM’S CABIN to the Great Books book club to which I…
Writer’s Digest Guest Article on #SaferSexInFiction
My #SaferSexInFiction guest article appeared on June 15, 2018, on the Writer’s Digest site with the headline “Why Writers Should…