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The book talk I shared with The Kindertransport Association has been posted on their website and is linked below. Please consider joining KTA and supporting their mission: – To Connect those individuals who, many years ago, were directly involved in the Kindertransports and who have since emigrated to North America, and their families and descendants.…
Read MoreDo The Thing Your Most Afraid Of
My latest essay published on Women Writers, Women’s Books is about the emotional difficulty I had returning to Berlin after I wrote Summons To Berlin. You can find the whole piece here: https://booksbywomen.org/do-the-thing-you-are-most-afraid-of/
Read MoreGerhard Marcks’ Der Rufer (The Crier)
The first time I encountered Der Rufer (The Crier in English) was in the sculpture garden of the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Berlin. I was in Berlin for the first time in years to meet with lawyers about my family’s building and seeking restitution. I was drawn to it because it seemed to embody a…
Read MorePsychology Today: ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’: A Projective Screen
My most recent blog post on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202407/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-a-projective-screen
Read MorePsychology Today: Keeping the Fascination With Psychopaths on the Screen
My most recent blog post on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202406/keeping-the-fascination-with-psychopaths-on-the-screen
Read MorePsychology Today: Fighting Greed Makes for Great Theatre and Film
My most recent blog post on Psychology Today on corporate greed can be found here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202403/fighting-greed-makes-for-great-theatre-and-film
Read MorePsychology Today: Archetypal Psychopaths in Two Contemporary Films
I recently wrote about the archetypal psychopaths in Killers of the Flower Moon and Zone of Interest. You can read the article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/breaking-down-the-walls/202402/archetypal-psychopaths-in-two-contemporary-films
Read MoreJewish Book Council’s Review
The Jewish Book Council reviewed Summons to Berlin. The full review can be read here: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/summons-to-berlin-nazi-theft-and-a-daughters-quest-for-justice
Read MoreBook Launch at the Leo Baeck Institute
At the book launch for Summons to Berlin, Joanne speaks about the book’s contemporary relevance with LBI Executive Director Emeritus William H. Weitzer. The full talk can be viewed here: https://www.lbi.org/events/summons-to-berlin-nazi-theft-and-a-daughters-quest-for-justice/
Read MorePW Review of my Memoir
(My book’s cover, back and front) *** I am most pleased to note that the venerable PUBLISHERS WEEKLY has published a favorable review of my memoir SUMMONS TO BERLIN. PW relates some details of my Berlin restitution quest, then calls the book “a unique and memorable account of untangling inherited trauma.” I did endeavor to…
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