Initially my plan in interviewing Penny Rosenwasser, a founding board member of Jewish Voice for Peace, was to highlight the work...
Talking to Penny Rosenwasser, Jewish Voice for Peace Activist
Initially my plan in interviewing Penny Rosenwasser, a founding board member of Jewish Voice for Peace, was to highlight the work of JVP. But I got more than I bargained for. Not only did I end up with a detailed understanding [...]
Pat TaubA Reading List for Riding Out Covid
While many of us have been reading more during the lockdown, if you’re like me, you always welcome book recommendations. Here are some of my favorite recent reads. They range from the serious to the spellbinding to the hilarious, with a cookbook thrown in for good measure. Race Relations in the US: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Wilkerson [...]
Pat TaubCOVID Distractions, A Farmer’s Market & A Dutch Windmill in Maine!
Miranda July Trying to take my mind off the very unsettling spikes in COVID, I discovered a funny, quirky short story writer, Miranda July. Reading No one belongs here more than you. I laughed a loud on the average of every three pages. A particularly wacky story is “The Swim Team,” where a young woman gives three octogenarians swimming [...]
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