Good news about Torch of Courage is that I’ve talked with a couple of editors about it. Both are interested, and the preferred one is moving my proposal through the process. While I await their decision, I’m checking out other options, as well. To refresh your memory, Torch of Courage, Courageous Rescuers of WWII, tells the story of fifteen heroes,…
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New Apartment
Since I’ve been down-sizing, and my daughter, Crystal, and son-in-law, Daniel, moved to the United States from Israel and needed a place to live, we decided to buy a house together that would accommodate all our needs. The house we bought had a large garage and shop. Daniel transformed that into a lovely apartment with a separate entrance from the…
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The Feast of Tabernacles
My son-in-law, Daniel, is native Israeli, so we celebrate the traditional Jewish holidays. It’s part of that patchwork of different nationalities of our family that I mentioned in one of my videos. We recently celebrated Sukkot, The Feast of Tabernacles. I invited friends over for the celebration. Daniel wore his kippa and read the traditional prayers. We ate a special…
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The White Rose
One of the chapters in my book, Torch of Courage, is called, “Triumph of Hans and Sophie Scholl.” It tells the story of two university students that founded a resistance organization called The White Rose during WWII. This riveting story of young people who risked everything to expose Hitler’s lies to the German people issues a clarion call for both…
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Torch of Courage Is A Contest Finalist
Back in March I entered my Torch of Courage book proposal into the prestigious Cascade Awards Contest. The winners will not be announced until August, however, I received news yesterday that Torch of Courage is a finalist in the young adult category. There are a lot of steps in getting a book published, however, this is very encouraging.