
Ralph Smith A WWII Veteran Art Protector
Ralph Smith, originally from Kentucky, lives at Friendship Manor in Rock Island. When I was out speaking one day, a woman approached me...


Joe Lambert A WWII Veteran Corporal of the Guard
Joe Lambert is a hero of World War II. His important story is being written and illustrated by Jeremiah Kirby and Tess Horton, both of...


Federation News
A BOOK by ME is featured in the publication called Federation News by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities! Read our page below.


John Gaultier A WWII Veteran Concentration Camp Liberator from Iowa
It was truly an honor to introduce a young author and an illustrator to Veteran John Gaultier of Vinton, Iowa. The girls, Imi Duchesneau...


Alvis Taylor A WWII Veteran An Eyewitness to Pearl Harbor
Rockridge Junior High students Grace Ryckaert and Kenzie Reimers had the honor of meeting WWII veteran Alvis Taylor. We listened...

Reed Robertson A WWII Veteran An Eyewitness to Hiroshima
The middle school students at Rockridge schools are searching high and low for subjects who lived through WWII. They want to write...

News 6 Report on The Inspiring Life of Ida Kramer
It's been a year this month since my mentor, Ida Kramer passed away. Ida inspired me and countless others with her tireless passion of...

Greatest Generation is Inspiring the Next Generation
Recently, a teacher named Candy Lopez from Rockridge Junior High contacted me with a desire to excite her students about history. We've...


Happy New Year!
Jewish Holocaust Survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan has spoken to thousands of students all around the world. You can tell by the adoring...


Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
It was an honor to speak at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) on Friday, October 23. This is the oldest Holocaust museum...