When I was interviewing descendants of Holocaust survivors for my next book, I would ask if the participants had experienced any antisemitism growing up. I expected people to rant about vile racist acts. But that's not what happened. Most people told me that they had not experienced any antisemitism. This included Jews who lived in … Continue reading The Golden Age For North American Jews Is Over

On November 9th, I will release my memoir Out From the Shadows. This should be a moment of triumph and celebration after four years of struggling to reach this point. It should be, but it's not. I expected this book to be not much different from writing any of my fiction books, only easier because … Continue reading The Pain of Memoir Writing