You may know that my wife is an amazing ceramics artist… (https://instagram.com/hbinderceramics)
So, as a pottery widower, I'm going with her to the NCECA conference in Richmond. Fortunately, my good friend Gayle Turner has booked me a show,…
A Holiday Present - Stories of Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Ramadan Diwali and the Solstice
It was the last day at the Park Avenue School in Cranston before the holiday break.
They'd asked, “Do you have a multicultural holiday program that will touch all the bases, but won't offend anyone?”
My answer, “Why, of course!”
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My Grandfather's Fish - an Explosive Thanksgiving Disaster
Every year, when he was growing up, my Dad had fish for Thanksgiving dinner.
We never knew why, until one day…
– Mark
The Olive Orchard - video for the New Mexico Jewish Storytelling Festival
The Olive Orchard
This is a story from my book, STORIES FOR PEACE. I wrote it several years ago, and I wish it wasn't true today.
This performance was recorded for the New Mexico Jewish Storytelling Festival, November 4, 2023
Performing Virtually Saturday 11/4 at Jewish Storytelling Festival
Join me in a visit to the Village! This weekend, I’m thrilled to be sharing stories from Izzy Abrahmson’s Village Life at the New Mexico Jewish Storytelling Festival. Also on the bill are Peninnah Schram, Gerald Fierst and Oro Anahory-Librowicz. … Read more