The Choice to Remain Silent
Posted by Audrey Ades on 5/16/2025 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
The Choice to Remain Silent
Like most writers, I am also a reader. My favorite books bring
me to times gone-by and far-away places. They introduce me to people living
lives and making choices I may never experience.
The Rabbi
Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference
Posted by Bonnie Lindauer on 5/16/2025 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
I didn’t know anything about Hannah G. Solomon, the founder of
the National Council of Jewish Women, until I became an active member of the
NCJW-San Francisco section.
I recall attending my first awards luncheon and listening to
Connected, Always
Posted by Pamela Ehrenberg on 3/4/2025 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
I grew up nostalgic for a world I never knew: my father’s
childhood in the Pimlico section of Baltimore in the mid-twentieth century,
where neighbors and cousins ran in and out of his family’s rowhouse, extended
family always, physically right
The Best Seder in the Building
Posted by Joy Preble on 1/7/2025 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
Although it took
me a number of drafts to realize it, I had two main goals in writing Happy
Passover, Edie Rose! One was to reflect my love of Passover, both as a
child as well as an adult. Our seders were huge events, with family and
Weaving Heritages and Finding Hope Through Difference and Change
Posted by Adam Ryan Chang & Stephanie Wildman on 11/5/2024 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
Change
can be scary. Moving day is right up there with death on the list of high
stress situations that we as humans encounter. In these times of political
division, Miri’s Moving Day presents a reminder that our strength as a
community comes
How a chipmunk, a squirrel and a pandemic made my lifelong dream come true
Posted by Melody Howard Ritt on 10/2/2024 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
For as long as I can remember, reading was my passion and
writing was my dream. “Someday, I’m going to write a book,” I would tell anyone
who would listen when I was young.
Unfortunately, my parents didn’t share my vision. “You are
not
A Story about Stories...and a Monster!
Posted by Sandy Asher on 2/16/2024 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
My parents and grandparents were not storytellers. By the time I was old enough to ask the right questions—about the old country, the journey to America, life in the new country—there was no one left to answer them. That left a gaping hole
How the Mexican Dreidel Began to Spin
Posted by Linda Elovitz Marshall on 11/20/2023 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
Ever wonder what starts a tale spinning? The Mexican Dreidel story is, so to speak, a spin-off from a course on the History of Latin American Jewry. That course was taught by Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans, a Mexican Jew. I
Volunteer Nation
Posted by Brynn Olenberg Sugarman on 11/16/2023 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
What are the emotions and traits of Israelis in the post-7th of October world? The answer is: grief, anger, disgust, exhaustion, and fear, but also unity, courage, strength, pride, and love.
I live in Tel Aviv, around the corner
A Wild, WILD Hanukkah
Posted by Jo Gershman on 11/14/2023 to
Meet a Kar-Ben Author
A Wild, WILD Hanukkah is a tribute to the Hanukkah celebrations of my childhood, full of laughter, love, and joy. Growing up, we lived on a block that had only one other Jewish family, so most of the surrounding houses were full of