Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidential Inauguration
It is an auspicious week when Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the Presidential Inauguration occur only two days apart. We should take note that Martin Luther King Jr. spent his life advocating for non-violence and human and civil rights. King's words are often quoted...
Women’s Equality Day and World Humanitarian Day
August is the month that we celebrate Women's Equality Day and World Humanitarian Day. It is interesting that they both are celebrated in the same month! It's a time to reflect on the importance of women's right to vote and exercise their duty to influence the...
National Tape Measure Day
It seems absurd to celebrate National Tape Measure Day. I have noticed, however, when any electrician, carpet layer, plumber, window installer, carpenter, or other tradesperson does his or her work, the tape measure seems to be the most prominent tool in the arsenal...
LYA School Honors Hanna on its 75th Anniversary
I am so grateful to be honored by the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) as one of four honorees, who are school alumni, to help celebrate their 75th year as a school. The virtual celebration will be on Monday, June 29 at 7:30pm at www.lya.org. I happen to be the...
Mother’s Day, 2020
My mother died on Mother's Day, that second Sunday in May when we Americans celebrate motherhood by paying homage to the women who sacrifice so much for the sake of their children. That's how my first book in the Sidonia trilogy, Sidonia's Thread begins. It was a...
In honor of Yom HaShoah, A $100 Amazon eGift Card Weekly Giveaway!!
Tonight, April 20, marks the start of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It has been 75 years since the end of WWII and the liberation of Holocaust survivors #Liberation75, #ctvoicesofhope, #allgenerations. Sidonia's Thread is one of the best books to describe...
Pandemics – A Family’s Experience,1918 and Now
My Aunt Margit, the sister my mother never knew, died as an adolescent, a victim of the Swine Flu pandemic of 1918. Margit was the cleverest and most studious of Simon and Hani’s six children and warranted enrollment in advanced...