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The incident with Ray Rice and his fiancée in an elevator is more than a blemish on him and all who participated in the lenient treatment he received, it is a cancer. It is not only women who shout decry … Continue reading →

What kind of masochist starts scoping out the third part of a Trilogy before the second novel is actually published? Seriously the task of applying for the Berlin fellowship has spawned all sorts of ideas for the third book. Because … Continue reading →

Hope to finish the Berlin proposal this week and have decided that my topic for research will be the relationship between Christianity and the Holocaust.I have been stunned while doing research for both novels how the Jews have been the … Continue reading →

Walking through the park yesterday afternoon I was struck by the number of homeless men and women who spend all day in the park waiting for the soup kitchen to open. My immediate reaction to this visual was to think … Continue reading →

One memory that has leaped out at me was the involvement of Jack Murphy and I in a pilot program after the Newark riots. The relationship between the adolescents and the police was at an all time low, and both … Continue reading →

Preparing the materials required for the fellowship in Berlin has been like writing an autobiography. So many times and places that had fallen into the crevices of my brain came bolting out with a clarity that surprised me. In the … Continue reading →

I have found that the best way to obtain speaking engagements is for someone in my network to have a connection to a Synagogue,Church,Community organization,Bookstore,book club or any other venue.In order to make that connection easier for anyone who tries … Continue reading →

I am applying for a three month scholarship to further my work on the Holocaust in Berlin.The competition is ferocious and there will be over ten thousand applicants for the twenty slots. The Center is housed ironically on Lke Wansee … Continue reading →

I believe that beneath the slogans and the labels the majority of Americans want action in the areas of the economy,immigration,education and a host of other issues that effect directly their lives.These are covered by red Herrings such as “class … Continue reading →

Just when you thought the days of David slaying Goliath would never appear again a group of courageous people showed us the power of commitment to an ideal. The employees of Market Basket against all odds have restored the CEO … Continue reading →