A New Yorker born in London adjusting to life in Southern California
A suggestion for (some of) my fellow American Jews: I've now lived in my adoptive country for 25 years. I'm not Israeli, but I have a large family in Israel that makes me a bit closer to the situation than most people here. I also used to spend a lot of time with Israelis living … Continue reading Jewsplaining
Or let me put this differently: If you want to discuss whether war crimes have been committed in the last month in Gaza, we can have that conversation (although precise determination of whether war crimes have occurred in a specific incident is best left to specialist lawyers who have expertise in this field). However, if … Continue reading The “G” Word
I created this blog three years ago when we moved to California to unpack my adjustment to California. I was born in London. I spent most of my adult life in New York City and was fiercely proud of my identity as a New Yorker. I lived through 9/11; I lived through the 2002 blackout, … Continue reading This Blog
A Stranger in a Strange Land 