Laura Bronstein Goes for Broke (Compromismo/7)
Because she’d gotten close to Henry I got to learn more about Laura Bronstein She returned to Israel To the chagrin of her conservative family members She wasn’t going to sit around and be polite…
Share the Wealth with Celine Dammond–Lost World of an Egyptian Jew: Reflecting on My Grandma’s Life
Liliane Dammond came to the United States in 1950, 25 years old, recently married and pregnant with my father. Learning English at 14 and studying in England, she was privileged to have no language barrier…
Something’s Happening to Madeleine Weil
After hearing Cal speak Of his trips to Friendship Villages Madeline Weil started missing classes She’d rather read in the library Than go to Business Law classes She’d study the photos of the children She…
Something’s Happening to Madeleine Weil
After hearing Cal speak Of his trips to Friendship Villages Madeline Weil started missing classes She’d rather read in the library Than go to Business Law classes She’d study the photos of the children She…
The Affordable Care Act Won’t Help Me Here
Dear Doc I have three doctor specialist appointments– Cardiology, cardiology Hematology– In the next two weeks But there’s no doctor I can see about missing you –from novel-nearing-completion, Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against…
She Should Have Won the National Book Award
But then I think What do these awards mean They gotta serve somebody I’ve checked the libraries It’s her only book On this—or any— subject Why should the luminaries and guardians honor her Which is…
Photographs of Hedy Epstein
Hedy Wachenheimer Evening Before Leaving Germany May 17, 1939 Hedy Epstein Speaking against Forced Deportations of Haitians, 1992 Hedy Leaving St. Louis to Join the Gaza Freedom Flotilla June 20, 2011 Hedy Epstein on Board…
What Would Gandhi Do
What would Gandhi do Under the B-52s? What would Desmond Tutu do If he’d been caught up with villagers in a search and destroy mission? What would HHDL do If an American soldier was looking…
Hey Soul Brother
Hey Soul Brother What are you doing here? Why are you killing us? Why aren’t you at home Fighting those who are killing you? Hey Soul Brother You got better things to do You ought…
Seeking Understanding of Ourselves, I Investigated the Germans
And was reminded: Heroes are rare. –from novel-in-process, Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris