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Love and Luck: A Young Woman's Journey from Berlin to Shanghai to San Francisco

Love and Luck: A Young Woman's Journey from Berlin to Shanghai to San Francisco

Eva, born in Berlin in 1927, escaped the Nazis with her family to Shanghai, a teeming city of soldiers, refugees.

2017

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Black History is for All

Last month, I had the privilege of attending the Obermayer Awards which is part of a larger organization Widen the Circle.One of the…

2 min readFeb 17, 2024

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Black History is for All

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THERE IS MORE TO WHAT YOU THINK

Today, we are faced with the lax use of historical terms, adding emotional fuel to an ongoing blaze of accusations and division. Without…

7 min readDec 31, 2023

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THERE IS MORE TO WHAT YOU THINK

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WHAT SIDE ARE YOU ON, ANYWAY?

Short History of Hamas and Gaza

3 min readOct 24, 2023

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WHAT SIDE ARE YOU ON, ANYWAY?

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Too Old to be Young; To Young to be Old

The Elderly in the 21st Century

4 min readOct 1, 2023

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WHAT IS YOUR *BLACK CAKE?

I give complete credit to the notion of a black cake to the novel, Black Cake, written by Charmaine Wilkerson. Her excellent novel centers…

3 min readSep 26, 2023

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What Page Are We On?

Hearing loss among older people is as common as fireworks on the 4th of July.

3 min readSep 13, 2023

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Burning Man — the apex of fake, freaky fun?

I have had enough of Burning Man. Real tragedy persists in our world. I do not care about 70,000 people — can you believe it — who search…

3 min readSep 5, 2023

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Burning Man — the apex of fake, freaky fun?

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PARADISE LOST

I grew up on the west coast of the United States in the 1950's — 1960’s. I remember vaguely when Hawaii and Alaska became states. As a…

5 min readAug 19, 2023

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PARADISE LOST

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COVID, FIRES, JAIL: “MEMORIES” ON FACEBOOK

What do they have in common other than appearing on social media on the anniversary of the first postings? All three remain serious…

4 min readAug 14, 2023

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COVID, FIRES, JAIL: “MEMORIES” ON FACEBOOK

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TOO WHITE, TOO OLD, TOO PRIVILEGED

I am not the first writer to be rejected for one reason or another. Being turned down is part of the job. An article of mine was rejected…

4 min readJul 25, 2023

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Karenlevi

Karenlevi

Book Author

I retired from my longstanding career in 2012. I have been writing ever since. I have published three books, two memoirs and one novel.

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