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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.


Concentration Camp Liberator Honored at Tri City Jewish Center
Congratulations to John Gualtier of Vinton, Iowa who was honored on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Tri City Jewish Center in Rock Island....

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...


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...

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...


A BOOK by ME Celebrates Iowa
Iowa Holocaust Memorial Dedication I was honored to attend the dedication of the Iowa Holocaust Memorial in Des Moines on Wednesday,...


The Life of Dr. Ralph Troll
The story of Ralph Troll as told by Sarah Callahan of Moline, Illinois and illustrated by Autumn Singleton of Rock Island, Illinois....