Imagine my shock as a kid when I saw my parents throw a set of luggage into the rising waters flooding our basement. Read More

In 1967, I left my hometown in Michigan to move to Chicago with Fred, who would be starting medical school. Before I moved, I received several dire warnings from the women in my family. My great-aunt Sarah shared that she had read several cases in The Jewish Daily Forward’s “A Bintel Brief” about women who… Read More

Now wild fires are added to the list of climate change based disasters, which may have been avoidable if only Gore had become president … and if only we had listened. Read More

They say man plans and God laughs. On the big day, it rained steadily from sun up to midnight. Read More

Jews were told to remove their shoes and then shot by the Hungarian Arrow Cross and pushed into the river. As one of our guides said, “They disappeared.” Only their shoes remained behind. Read More

My tried and true approach to all problems with technology: Turn it off and turn it back on. Nine times out of ten, the problem is mysteriously fixed. Read More

If only George Clooney were waiting to treat me at the ER, perhaps the trip would be worth all of the wait and inconvenience. Read More

I know my attitude is wrong. People are entitled to jury trials, and I would probably be a good juror (except for Trump). Read More

Still, I wonder if I had a bit more solitude, would I be more productive? Read More

We have been friends since that fateful day when we both decided to take a walk to the park at the same time. Read More