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By Rabbi Josh Knobel, Stephen Wise Temple For those of us keeping count, today marks the 105th anniversary of Leo Frank’s lynching in Atlanta. A 31-year-old New York Jew turned manager of an Atlanta pencil factory, he had spent two years in prison for the murder of Mary Phagan, a twelve-year old employee of the … Continued
Thank you THRIVE GLOBAL for publishing my article about Jen Pastiloff’s book: On Being Human. Jennifer Pastiloff’s book, On Being Human, resonated with me so much that I could hear parts of it repeating in my head. At one point, she recounts her mother saying to her, “If you keep doing what Jenny Jen P … Continued
Thank you to Ms. Magazine and Roxy Szal for publishing my article about Brec Bassinger, “Lessons from the Newest, Youngest Woman Superhero: “Stargirl” Out of 34,476 DC and Marvel comic book characters, women make up just 26.7 percent of all characters. And a shockingly low 12 percent of mainstream superhero comics have female leads. The women that do get to grace … Continued
Thank you to Yitzi Weiner and Dr. William Seeds for interviewing me for Authority Magazine: “Seeing Light at the End of the Tunnel; 5 Reasons To Be Hopeful During This Corona Crisis When I was teaching, I told my students if they had to choose between being smart or kind, it was more important to … Continued
Summer News 2020 with We Said Go Travel: I am happy to report that I have GOOD NEWS! I am honored to be a finalist for FIVE Southern California Journalism Awards, including and especially for Online Journalist of the Year. WOW! Thank you to everyone who has supported me and to all of the outlets who … Continued
Thank you to the Center for Cultural Innovation for a Los Angeles County Visual Artists grant. Watch my YouTube videos with over 1,200,000 views and see me on KTLA TV talking travel. Learn more about my ceramic art on my Instagram and Facebook pages. Four hundred artists and 80 arts organizations received $2.7 million in total … Continued
Thank you to Afluencer for including me in their 10 Top Travel Influencers of 2020 Lisa Niver – @wesaidgotravel Instagram Followers: 25.2k Instagram Engagement Rate: 0.34% From the USA, Lisa Niver is an impressive award-winning travel expert and writer that has explored 101 countries and 6 continents. One of her recent accomplishments was her nomination … Continued
JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE tells the story of Congressman John Lewis, an American hero who spent his life fighting for voting rights and racial justice. He fought alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement and helped get the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. However, our democracy is now under attack. Since … Continued
Thank you to Beaches Resorts and Sandals Resorts for including me in their celebration of PADI’s International Women’s Dive Day! “We are taking Women’s Dive Day to new heights, or should we say depths? To celebrate, travel expert Lisa Niver dances underwater while discovering the perfectly hidden beauty of the Caribbean. Happy PADI Women’s Dive … Continued
I remember when I went diving and traveling before COVID-19 and #SafeAtHome. I hope that we can all travel safely again soon. I learned to scuba dive in 1990 and it changed my life. I love exploring underwater. I have traveled all around our planet to visit the creatures of the ocean. I have so … Continued