Look out for the beautiful Harvey Milk-Alan Turing story — not yet published!
[Thinking especially today about the migrants being tortured in our own US concentration camps, which also includes LGBTQ migrants. Please donate to RAICES if you can in Alan's memory. .Did you know Alan himself sponsored a Jewish refugee from Austria?] Got to be frank here. I didn't see the Alan Turing biopic. I just couldn't. …
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 …
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. Harvey was a very strong proponent of getting in the streets and making a bold …
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. …
