As disposable tableware
The reputation of Israeli army officers as eminent tactics expert or clever strategists, not always corresponds to the military rank on his shoulders or the glittering medals that look in his chest. The history...
Losing One’s Touch For Touching
The human sense of touch seems to be under ongoing attack by modern technological innovation. In some cases, the experience of touching stimuli is reduced as in swiping one’s fingers over or typing...
Lionel’s Legacy: Rescuing and Educating
Last month, as I was walking around checking out all the booths at the San Diego Humane Society Walk event, I saw two sweet and funny little faces that drew me in. They were...
Becoming A Part Of The Internet of Dogs
The main focus of this column has been the effects of modern technology on living environments and on humans and their behavior. My purpose has been to show how increasingly people are no...
Turning Poems And Plays Into Data
The pervasive penetration of modern technology is now extending into areas of human life that one would never have associated with modern technology. I have talked in the past of the importance of protecting...
Two Remarkable Women
When I was in my twenties, one of my favorite books was, “Meetings with Remarkable Men” by George Gurdjieff. Recently, I had my meeting with two remarkable women, Deborah Szekely and Vivian Blackstone.
Szkeley just...
Michael and Paula Mantell: Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle
How can one have a healthier and more meaningful lifestyle at any age? The former psychologist Dr. Michael Mantell and his wife, Paula Mantell, both in their mid 60’s, have found an answer. Mantell,...
Litvaks Didn’t Suffer Enough to Deserve Lithuanian Citizenship?
Lithuanian officials state that Jews were not oppressed in Lithuania:
In an astonishing display regarding the ignorance of rampant anti-Semitism in inter-war Lithuania, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius stated that there was “no violence, repressions...
Pinpointing A Cause Of Student Problems Today
My good friend, Martin Hardeman, Associate Professor of American History at Eastern Illinois University, was expressing frustration about his students during a telephone conversation we were having. He was discussing how his students use...
Remembering a Woman Who Helped Yiddish Flourish in Mexico City
In 1945, a young girl from Brooklyn fell in love with a Mexican Jew and decided to leave it all to go to Mexico City. Little did she know her strong Yiddish upbringing would...