Put a Little Drama in your Life
PAT LAUNER - THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL NOVEMBER 2015 It seemed like a typical night on Broadway, 1923. But all hell was about to break loose. The vice squad not only closed down the production of “God of Vengeance,” they arrested the producer and 12 actors, and booked them on obscenity charges. It was a travesty, and it dogged the writer, Sholem Asch, for the rest of his life. His play had a profound effect on another Read More →
PAT LAUNER - THE SAN DIEGO JEWISH JOURNAL Feature: “Golda’s Balcony” OCTOBER 2015 She may have looked like a Yiddishe Mama, but she was a tough-as-nails leader and the indomitable Mother of a nation. That would be Golda Meir and the State of Israel. Golda’s story is expansive and impressive, and a small part of it is depicted in the 2003 stage-play, “Golda’s Balcony,” by William Gibson. Golda was born in 1898 in Kiev, Ukraine, the daughter of a poor Read More →