Chinese Itzik Comes to Haifa

Click Here to Read: Chinese Itzik Comes to Haifa: Beijing’s courtship of Israel has been canny and effective BY matti Friedman on the Tablet website on January 09, 2022.

The Israel Navy congratulates the Chinese Navy on docking at the Haifa port. On August 13, 2012, the Chinese vessels arrived at Israel in order to celebrate 20 years of cooperation between the Israel Navy and the Chinese Navy. RADM Yang Jun-Fei was welcomed by the Haifa base commander, Brig. Gen. Eli Sharvit, upon his docking.  Image: https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03  Publ,ic Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

In Poland, a return to the scene of an unspeakable crime

Click Here to Read: In Poland, a return to the scene of an unspeakable crime: A journey to Jedwabne, site of the massacre of 1,600 Jews, kindles both anger and a sense of redemption By Gary Lucas on the Forward website on July 09, 2022
.Memorial in Jedwabne, dedicated to murdered Jews: In remembrance of the Jews from Jedwabne and surrounding areas, men, women, children, co-habitants of this earth, murdered, burned alive here on July 10th, 1941. Image: Fczarnowski Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

On and Off the Couch: Memoir of a Psychoanalyst by Beverly Kolsky from IPBooks.net

Click Here to Purchase: On and Off the Couch: Memoir of a Psychoanalyst by Beverly Kolsky from IPBooksl.net

On And Off The Couch is a beautifully written love letter to psychoanalysis and its power to transform a life. Kolsky gives us an insider’s look into her own journey of becoming free and independent as a woman, and as a psychoanalyst. This compelling memoir reveals the author’s devotion to her patients, the lucky beneficiaries of her own self exploration. We are fortunate that she found her voice, one worth listening to.
—Lisa Sokoloff, LCSW, PsyA, Supervisor and Instructor IPS

When neither residence on an idyllic Greek island nor all-consuming romance can cure the restlessness of an empty self, Kolsky finds her way to the journey within, and she takes us along for the ride. This undaunted accounting from analysand to analyst is a testament to the enduring power of Continue reading On and Off the Couch: Memoir of a Psychoanalyst by Beverly Kolsky from IPBooks.net

Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

Click Here to Read: Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light: Robots will venture into the sunless depths of lunar craters to find ancient water ice, while studies find hints about how water arrives on rocky worlds by Jonathan O’Calllaghan on the Wired website on July 3, 2022, The Crescent Moon.  Image: ESO and Andy Strappazzon.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

 

POETRY MONDAY: JULY 4, 2022

                               P.D. PIN

           

Good morning, everyone.  Happy (we hope) Fourth of July, here in the good old U.S.A., in a year when we’re all worried about whether we still have a
democracy.  The good news today is that we’re finally getting somewhere with our gun laws — a bipartisan result that means we’re also finally getting somewhere with bi-partisanship.

Enough about that.  Now it time for the healing of our souls with poetry.  Our poet this morning is a brand-new one with a modest publishing history but a fascinating background.

P.D. Pin was born and raised in southwestern Ontario.  Her parents moved to Canada before she was born from Friuli, Italy, a region bordering Austria and Slovenia.  She lived in several places, like Milan, Italy, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Toronto, Ontario before moving to Western Massachusetts in 2011.

She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in London and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry and translation from Vermont College.  Since 2014 she has worked at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s homestead in Lenox, MA; first as a docent, then as bookstore manager, and currently as Public Programs Director. Continue reading POETRY MONDAY: JULY 4, 2022