On November 9th 1938, Nazi paramilitary and civilian groups carried out mass acts of violence…A short time after Kristallnacht, my grandfather Israel Kohn and other Jewish leaders were told of the impending doom for the Jewish…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
People say coronavirus is like prison. I can tell you: it’s not.I live in New York City which is at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. I wear a face mask to walk my dog every day. People pass by and…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
My mother was a Holocaust survivor, but she was always more worried about my happiness.“It will be harder for you to be in prison than it was for me to be in a concentration camp.”May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
Needed: A Jewish Response to Mass IncarcerationI am a formerly incarcerated Jewish lesbian and the child of two Holocaust survivors. I served time in two federal prisons, including…Sep 24, 2019Sep 24, 2019
Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman will be ‘traumatizing,’ experts say by Suzy ByrneIt looks like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman will at least be doing some time in federal prison for their parts in this college…Apr 13, 20191Apr 13, 20191
Witness to Mass Incarceration Prison Strike Op-Ed September 3,2018Before I left, my mother told me that prison would be harder for me than surviving the holocaust was for her. By the time I was…Sep 3, 2018Sep 3, 2018
Prison Is No Place For The Elderly-Even Paul ManafortPrison Is No Place For The Elderly — Even Paul ManafortJun 22, 2018Jun 22, 2018