PinnedEvery Day is October 7thEvery hour of every day in the 11 weeks since October 7th, all the atrocious details of Hamas murderous attacks continue to be brought…Dec 26, 2023Dec 26, 2023
Everyday is October 7th — year twoBrief Preface: One year passed since I wrote the following essay conveying living in Israel at this moment and the moments since…Jan 24Jan 24
Why I’m Not Leaving IsraelA pit formed in my stomach and my heart sank a couple weeks ago while reading this headline in my August 29th Haaretz daily email, “Why I’m…Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 2024
A Concert and A Mission of HealingFranciska (Freydie) Goldschmidt Kosman on her February visit to IsraelMar 11, 2024Mar 11, 2024
Generation Hate18 yr. old Liri Albag violently abducted at gunpoint by Hamas from her Kibbutz home Oct. 7th 2023Jan 22, 2024Jan 22, 2024
That Song, That Year Changed My LifeIt’s not my first time writing about this song, but putting the discovery of Shir L’Shalom and it’s meaning in context feels very right…May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
AIPAC’s New High Risk — Low Reward Political StrategyTuesday’s Maryland primary results showcased the latest battleground — and rules of engagement — for AIPAC (the American Israel Public…Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022
AIPACs New High Risk, Low Reward StrategyWhen AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) the venerable pro-Israel lobby announced last December a complete change of…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
From Film School Drop-out to Academy Award Short ListFunny the impact a college professor can have on a student with aspirations. Mor Loushy a native Tel Avivian entered the Jerusalem Sam…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis Film Receives Accolades and International AttentionIt’s doubtful anyone in Israel was paying closer attention to the February 8th announcement of 2022 Academy Awards nominations than young…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
When JNF and Tu B’shvat Collide“We have to open this discussion,” said Israeli filmmaker Michal Weits at the Other Israel Film Festival late last year in a NYC panel…Jan 20, 2022Jan 20, 2022
Blue Box: A 14 Year OdysseyWhen aspiring film maker Michal Weits entered famed Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School in 2007 she never dreamed of becoming an historian…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Israel’s Yitzhak Shamir RememberedUpon his 2012 passing at the age of 96, it was said by one of his proteges and successors Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel’s…Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
A View from the BayouMore than 50 years before the term intersectionality entered the lexicon of social/political discourse, deep south black lawyers and civil…Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021
When Democracy is anti-DemocraticIsrael famously held four national elections in just the past two years, Arab citizens of Israel voted in all four turning out record…Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
This Is Where It HappenedTwo young Israeli filmmakers Udi Nir and Sagi Bornstein have a unique talent in finding a new take on older well known subjects. One of…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Sitting By the PhoneTurns out the new Biden Administration can walk and chew gum at the same time. Many keen observers of United States -Israel relations had…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021