The gratitude these words provide, carries me, to be sure, even now, across this chasm of yearning to make amends to a mother i love more than i could show.   more »

Can one be against Israeli policies toward Palestinians without being anti-Semitic? Can one be anti-Semitic without being against Israel? Can either be said to be mutally exclusive of the other?   more »

Part One-- How does one explain anti-Semitism; how does one qualify an exsistence, lived in fear of discovery; how does one find herself, when harangued, harassed, and hounded by people with her skin color for being born to a Jewish mother? How dowes one define...   more »

Dedicated to all children and to all women, and to all of the handful of good men everywhere...   more »

Friendships teach one to give, to share; they teach loyalty, and they teach comraderie, but most of all, they teach how to let go. They teach trust, and they teach betrayal...   more »

Hindsight often produces revelations, keys to the memories stored ina cupboard marked turmoil...   more »