Karen L
WHAT IS YOUR *BLACK CAKE?
I give complete credit to the notion of a black cake to the novel, Black Cake, written by Charmaine Wilkerson. Her excellent novel...
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Karen L
- Sep 12
- 3 min
WHAT PAGE ARE WE ON?
Hearing loss among older people is as common as fireworks on the 4th of July. One in three people over the age of 65 have a hearing loss....
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Karen L
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Burning Man--the apex of fake, freaky fun?
I have had enough of Burning Man. Real tragedy persists in our world. I do not care about 70,000 people--can you believe it--who search...
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Karen L
- Aug 19
- 4 min
PARADISE LOST
I grew up on the west coast of the United States in the 1950's--1960's. I remember vaguely when Hawaii and Alaska became states. As a...
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Karen L
- Aug 14
- 3 min
COVID, FIRES, JAIL--"MEMORIES" ON FACEBOOK
What do they have in common other than appearing on social media on the anniversary of the first postings? All three remain serious...
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Karen L
- Jul 25
- 3 min
TOO WHITE, TOO OLD, TOO PRIVILEGED
I am not the first writer to be rejected for one reason or another. Being turned down is part of the job. An article of mine was rejected...
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Karen L
- Jul 3
- 2 min
1776 in 2023
I fly a modestly sized American flag on July 4th. Increasingly aware of being an American citizen, since adopting foreign born children,...
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Karen L
- Jun 5
- 3 min
On the Spectrum
Nothing provokes my ire more than saying, "he/she/they are on the spectrum," in a casual offhand manner. People use the label to describe...
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Karen L
- May 15
- 2 min
Lone Wolf for a Good Cause?
I encountered a small statue in a garden on a walking tour of Konstanz, Germany. Our guide explained the significance; this was a bust of...
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Karen L
- May 3
- 3 min
Two Emmas
When I heard the name Emma Lazarus at a Holocaust remembrance program in Frankfurt, Germany, I immediately thought of the Jewish/American...
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Karen L
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Where are the Descendents?
9.5 million—a statistic I found with a Google search, referring to the Jewish population of Europe before the Nazis took power....
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Karen L
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Nike Shoes
The front page of today's Washington Post has a picture of a little girl carrying a Nike shoe box out of the rubble of the mobile home...
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Karen L
- Mar 5
- 3 min
LIGHT, JOY, WOMEN--IT MUST BE MARCH OR ADAR
Previously, I gave little thought to Purim. I remember carnivals in the synagogue social hall as a child--groggers, hats, games, prizes....
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Karen L
- Feb 15
- 3 min
NO, WE CAN'T GET OVER IT
Words do matter; human beings use the spoken word to communicate, accomplish, negotiate, plead, request, and comment. Words change person...
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Karen L
- Jan 30
- 3 min
GOOD NEWS IS BAD NEWS
No one wants good news. Put another way, major media do not broadcast positive stories. I hold in my hand, three handouts from the J...
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Karen L
- Jan 12
- 6 min
ARE YOU AWAKE?
Woke Antisemitism is the title of a new book written by David L. Bernstein, a long time professional in Jewish public affairs. I have...
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Karen L
- Dec 28, 2022
- 4 min
TO BE PROUD IS POSITIVE POWER
Since my college days, I have been proud to be a Jew and explain our traditions to non Jews. For the most part, my listeners were...
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Karen L
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
A RECITAL
Ah, the music and dance school recital, a twice yearly event in most American cities. Countless, piano, voice, and dance teachers present...
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Karen L
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
STATELESS
Stateless--last time I wrote about the subject, I looked back in history. I explained that my family, specifically my mother and her...
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Karen L
- Nov 22, 2022
- 4 min
My Extraordinary Daughter
Normally, I do not watch movies or t.v. shows about characters on the Autism Spectrum. It is a situation of knowing too much about a...
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