Honoring their legacy and telling their story
It's here! It's queer! It's free! Just in time to celebrate Alan Turing's 110th birthday on June 23, 2022. You can read an unpublished draft version of the Harvey Milk/Alan Turing geeky love story on this website or download to read at your leisure. If you are on the landing page click on CONTINUE READING …
I am one of those writers who can't work on their novel. Not since March. It's Tisha B'Av, the sacred day of mourning and I don't have to remember ages of Jewish history -- there's plenty enough to mourn right now. I take the greatest hope in hearing and sometimes seeing (on radio, online) the …
What would Harvey Bernard Milk say if he were alive today? Wherever we turn there are many troubles, where the innocent, the vulnerable and the disempowered are targeted by the forces of non-love. What would Harvey Milk, who would have been eighty-seven on this day, say about our current political climate? Harvey’s personality was …
The Holocaust took place while Harvey was a teenager and its events impressed upon him greatly. Were he alive today, he would be in the forefront of the protests, urging us to fill the streets everyday, stand outside the embassies and consulates every day, and be relentless with our pressure about the media and government …
GET THE BUMS OUT Harvey got his start in politics because of Watergate. Before he spoke of hope, his first message was "get the bums out!" He would definitely share that attitude today although the language he would use would be even more colorful. GET OUT THERE Harvey was a very strong proponent of getting …
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When I was a kid, we often visited my maternal grandparents for Passover. And one of the best things my grandmother made was Matzah Meal pancakes. They are soft, savory and all round delightful. The official name for them is Bubaleh, not to be confused with Bubbele (which is an affectionate term that means literally …
Q: How did you remember Harvey on the anniversary of his death? A: We just happened to be meeting up with friends at a New York style Deli. To my delight I noticed that they served Egg Cream. I first heard of this New York specialty in my childhood reading of Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy. …