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...

Sure, this past Sunday was International Women’s Day, but shouldn’t we celebrate women every day? Isn’t it women who provide the tempering hand to men to sometimes prevent their rash decisions? Isn’t it women who have the skill and level-headedness to provide...

I recently participated in a Book Expo as part of a celebration of Main Street in a town in Connecticut. When the organizers of the Expo offered me the opportunity to participate, I hesitated for a little while. I was not sure how I should respond. While I relished...

Hanna has been busy appearing at classes this fall for retirees at Learning in Retirement at Stamford, CT's Temple Beth El and at MILE, the Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Learning, at Middlesex Community College in Middletown, CT. She learned as much from all of...

It was a scenic drive through rural Eastern Connecticut to Congregation B'nai Shalom in Putnam, the quiet corner of the state. Celebrating their hundredth year of existence, many members of the congregation attended my author talk about my books and about the upcoming...

It was a great occasion at Springfield, MA City Library's Ice Cream Social. My fellow special guest, Diane Savioli-Chase, showcased her amazing photography and I had an opportunity to meet a great group of readers and fans of my books. It was a wonderful turnout for...