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# Howard Lovy

Author, Editor

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## Posts

- [Anti-Semitism FAQ](https://howardlovy.com/anti-semitism-faq/) - FAQ
- [Who Sent the Army of Polish Holocaust Revisionist Trolls Into Your Twitter Timeline?](https://howardlovy.com/polishtrolls/) - No, they say, it was the Jews who were complicit with the Nazis against Poland. What? Assign me this story and I'll find out where they came from and how you can fight them.
- [Why anti-Zionism Is anti-Semitism](https://howardlovy.com/__trashed-2/) - At this point, there is enough information available on the history of Israeli offers for a Palestinian state ... etc. willful ignorance based on a need for Jews to be the bad guy.
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- [Interview: What I do as a Developmental Editor](https://howardlovy.com/interview-developmental-editor/) - Leah Eichler and Susan Catto of Esoterica Magazine hosted an interview: What I do as a developmental editor. They asked some great questions, including how I handle tough clients. I discussed some of the favorite memoirists I've worked with and how I help writers discover their own "voice." We also talked about trends in Jewish
- [Matan Kahana Tried to Loosen Ultra-Orthodox Grip](https://howardlovy.com/matan-kahana/) - In our interview, the former Israeli religious affairs minister says he attempted to bring Israelis closer to Judaism — by reducing religious laws
- [Israeli Rapper Shaanan Streett mixes music with activism](https://howardlovy.com/shaanan-streett/) - Musician with Hadag Nahash balances lyrics on important issues with keeping the music fun.
- [Ethiopian Israeli Pnina Agenyahu Celebrates Diversity](https://howardlovy.com/pnina-agenyahu/) - As director of Partnership2Gether of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Pnina Agenyahu brings together disparate Jewish communities from around the world and celebrate their diversity. It’s a role for which Agenyahu has spent a lifetime preparing — ever since she made aliyah at the age of 3 on the back of her mother, who had
- [Roya Hakakian on the Power of Words to Create Change](https://howardlovy.com/roya-hakakian/) - Jewish poet and refugee advocate talks about her hopes and fears for Iran and what we can do to help.
- [Rachel Freier on Relations Between Hasidim, Secular Jews](https://howardlovy.com/rachel-freier/) - Civil court judge, paramedic, Hasid, and mother of six discusses the changing public perception of Hasidim.
- [Lifesaving Solution to Help Odessa’s Vulnerable Jews](https://howardlovy.com/odessa/) - The Jewish Daily Forward ran my piece about the urgent need to help Odessa's remaining Holocaust survivors live through a harsh winter. This winter, the city of Odessa, Ukraine, feels like the heart of darkness. The city faces constant bombardment by the Russian military, freezing nighttime temperatures commonly fall below zero, and electricity is only
- [Hen Mazzig on ‘The Wrong Kind of Jew’](https://howardlovy.com/wrong-kind-of-jew/) - As a social media influencer, Mizrahi activist, pro-Israel educator, and member of the LGBTQ community, Hen Mazzig carries around many different identities.
- [Found and Lost: The Jake and Cait Story](https://howardlovy.com/found-and-lost/) - My novel is a love letter to music and an examination of aging, regret, love, religion, and second chances.
- [I am Weeping and Enraged](https://howardlovy.com/weeping-and-enraged/) - I don't wish for peace. Now is not the time. I am weeping and enraged for the murdered, the raped, the kidnapped, the tortured.
- [Howard Lovy: Author](https://howardlovy.com/howard-lovy-author/) - From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism My upcoming book, From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism, offers a clear, grounded approach to addressing the rise of antisemitism in today's world. Drawing on my personal experiences, family history, and in-depth research, the book weaves together a narrative that is
- [From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/fighting-antisemitism/) - I hope you'll support my Kickstarter campaign to make this book a reality.
- [My Interview with Israeli Actress Swell Ariel Or](https://howardlovy.com/swell-ariel-or/) - I interviewed Israeli actress Swell Ariel Or, star of "The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem," on how she's using her platform to educate about Israel and antisemitism, and raise funds for returning IDF soldiers. She’s an amazing young woman who paused her dreams of making it big in Hollywood to do what is needed for her
- [Tehran Von Ghasri Has Fun With His Many Identities](https://howardlovy.com/tehran-von-ghasri/) - Persian Jewish African-American comic discusses how young Jews can also have a strong sense of self.
- [Life Inside the Annex with Anne Frank](https://howardlovy.com/anne-frank/) - I interview the son of one of Anne's protectors on a new betrayer theory, life inside the annex, and second-generation Holocaust trauma.
- [1972 Diaspora Blues: A Jewish Kid in Georgia](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-kid-in-georgia/) - Here's what happened when all the white kids boycotted my elementary school over integration—except my family. Here's what happened when all the white kids boycotted my elementary school over integration—except my family.
- [Notes From a (Still) Progressive Jew](https://howardlovy.com/notes-from-a-still-progressive-jew/) - The rise of antisemitism within progressive circles won't force me into the arms of MAGA conservatism. My answer to the bigotry isn't a pivot in my ethical compass. We stand as people apart, unwilling to compromise our values or beliefs. Our search for a political home may be unending, but that should not deter us
- [Unpacking the 'Jewish Space Laser' Conspiracy Theory](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-space-laser/) - In a recent article and accompanying podcast, I had the chance to explore the perplexing and deeply troubling "Jewish Space Laser" conspiracy theory. We laugh about it, but should we? I interviewed Mike Rothschild, author of Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories. Our conversation aimed to shed light on how
- [Ben-Dror Yemini On How To Fight Media Bias](https://howardlovy.com/yemini/) - Israeli journalist says the problem isn't only the lies, but the willingness of American Jews to believe them.
- [Palestinian Activist Huwaida Arraf Wants Seat in Congress](https://howardlovy.com/huwaida-arraf/) - Her past statements about Israel has alarmed Jewish groups in the Detroit area. She insists that she stands against antisemitism.
- [Authors Bring Holocaust Story to Young Readers](https://howardlovy.com/authors-holocaust-story/) - Publishers Weekly ran a feature I wrote on a groundbreaking children's book by Michigan author Danica Davidson and Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor. The book comes at a crucial time in history, when antisemitism is on the rise and knowledge about the Holocaust is fading. With anti-Semitic acts on the rise worldwide and polls that
- [Podcast: Indie Publishing is a Great News Story](https://howardlovy.com/indie-publishing-news-story/) - Indie publishing is a great news story! I recently flew from my hometown of Traverse City, Michigan, to London to attend the London Book Fair, where my colleagues at ALLi were celebrating a decade since our founder, Orna Ross, launched the self-publishing group at 2012's book fair. I come from a journalism background, so I
- [Is Forgiveness 'Wrong Way' to Cope with Holocaust?](https://howardlovy.com/holocaust-forgiveness/) - Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor chose to forgive the Nazis. And that went too far for many Jews. But who are we to tell them how to move on with their lives?
- [The Autobiography of an Idea, by Aviva Rahmani](https://howardlovy.com/aviva-rahmani/) - In 'Divining Chaos,' I helped the author combine quantum physics, copyright law, and performance art with the story of an incredible life.
- [Jewish Mobsters Knew How to Properly Punch Nazis](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-mobsters/) - Author Michael Benson chronicles how Jewish leaders worked together with the likes of Meyer Lansky.
- [A Life Derailed: My Journey With ALS, by Nate Methot](https://howardlovy.com/nate-methot/) - I was the author's editor and writing coach. Together, we made readers feel what it was like for Nate to lose control of his body.
- [Michael Steinhardt, Jewish Pride, and Birth of Birthright](https://howardlovy.com/michael-steinhardt/) - When I was managing editor at JTA (1999-2001) I covered the birth of Birthright Israel and other issues involving younger Jews searching for connection to Judaism. That's why I asked Publishers Weekly if I could interview Michael Steinhardt on his book, Jewish Pride, which outlines the Birthright founder's search for a formula to battle antisemitism and assimilation by funding
- [TwitterChat: How to Work With a Developmental Editor](https://howardlovy.com/twitterchat-how-to-work-with-a-developmental-editor/) - I recently took part in a TwitterChat with Tim Lewis at the Alliance of Independent Authors, where I produce and host podcasts. This time, I put on my editor's hat and answered questions on how I work with authors as a developmental editor. The questions were great and my answers provide a broad overview of
- [Working With a Developmental Book Editor](https://howardlovy.com/developmental-book-editor/) - Over at Writer's Hive, I write about how to work with a developmental book editor. Well, specifically, how to work with me. Here's an excerpt: I first talk to the author to discover their goals in writing the book and to get their “voice.” We discuss the themes that are covered. I find that for
- [Creative Self-Publishing Podcast With Orna Ross and Me](https://howardlovy.com/creative-self-publishing-podcast/) - Every other Sunday, I join Orna Ross, director of the Alliance of Independent Authors, for our Creative Self-Publishing Podcast. I learn a great deal from Orna, who is my publishing mentor in addition to novelist, poet, and creative facilitator. Every episode, we'll discuss how to become a profitable self-publisher while also retaining your unique, creative
- [Ben Freeman Declares War On Internalized Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/ben-freeman/) - Author discusses 'token Jews,' his struggles in the LGBTQ+ community and how to bring back Jewish pride.
- [PW Interview: New Book Reframes Trial of Jesus](https://howardlovy.com/trial-of-jesus/) - For Publishers Weekly, I interviewed an Israeli author who rethinks the trial of Jesus. He presents an evidence-based case that Jesus was the victim not of Christian-Jewish conflict, but rather an internal Jewish one. He hopes his book leads to Jewish-Christian reconciliation. A couple thousand years ago, a trial was held at night during Passover.
- [Stepson to the Mob: Story of a Childhood in Hiding](https://howardlovy.com/stepson-to-the-mob/) - Author Marc Bradley came to me with an incredible story of a childhood spent in the witness protection program and, through the process of editing and coaching, produced Stepson to the Mob: A Memoir of Decisions, Deception, and a Mother’s Deep Devotion. I was happy to have helped Marc turn his disjointed memories of a
- [Hen Mazzig: Forget Your Preconceived Ideas About Jews](https://howardlovy.com/hen-mazzig/) - In our interview, the author of "The Wrong Kind of Jew" talks about the Mizrahi community and his struggles to be heard inside and outside Judaism.
- [College Antisemitism: My Personal Story](https://howardlovy.com/college-antisemitism/) - This story is one of a few that really molded me into the kind of journalist, and Jew, I am today.
- [Confessions of an Actress, by Meredith Patterson](https://howardlovy.com/meredith-patterson/) - She went from 'Chorus Girl to Broadway Star,' with an awful lot of pain and joy along the way. I helped Meredith tell her story.
- [Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Me](https://howardlovy.com/self-publishing-news-podcast/) - I'm grateful that the Alliance of Independent Authors has teamed me up with the multitalented Dan Holloway to host the monthly Self-Publishing News podcast. I spent the first half of my career as a journalist, and I still approach my work as, above all, a "good story." The rise of indie publishing is a great
- [Author Brings Executed Iranian Jewish Leader to Life](https://howardlovy.com/iranian/) - Shahrzad Elghanayan was only seven when her grandfather was murdered in the 1979 Iranian revolution. She remembers him in a biography.
- [Confederate Jews Confuse Southern Narrative](https://howardlovy.com/confederate-jews/) - Author sees Jews as benefitting from white privilege, yet my own experience in the South was very different.
- [Author in 70s Draws on Deep Well of Experience](https://howardlovy.com/diana-stevan/) - Diana Stevan is in her 70s and is beginning to hit her stride as a prolific indie author of novels about family, love, and relationships. Her third self-published book, called Sunflowers Under Fire, is set in WWI and the Bolshevik Revolution. It’s based on stories told to her by her mother and it’s a finalist for
- [Author Imagines an Alternate-History Rome](https://howardlovy.com/alternate-history/) - What would have happened had the Roman Empire survived into modern times … and it was ruled by women?
- [Indie Success With Comedy Science Fiction](https://howardlovy.com/comedy-science-fiction/) - Barry Hutchison transitioned from traditionally published author to indie, and he has not looked back.
- [‘Friend Grief’ Books Help Deal With Loss](https://howardlovy.com/friend-grief/) - Victoria Noe's experience working with AIDS patients in the 1980s prepared her to write a series of books.
- [Push Back Against the Proud Boys in Michigan](https://howardlovy.com/proud-boys/) - The Jewish community must stand against hate.
- ['Armies of Enablers' Were Complicit In Crimes](https://howardlovy.com/armies-of-enablers/) - Author of Books on the Holocaust and sexual assault breaks down the failure of bystanders and institutional enablers
- [Abraham Accords Could Meet Same Fate as Oslo](https://howardlovy.com/abraham-accords/) - I don’t want to fall into a familiar trap of unwarranted optimism, then sudden dejection, in light of the so-called “Abraham Accords” between Israel and some of her Arab neighbors. What did it for me was the killing of Muhammad al-Durrah on the Gaza Strip in September 2000. He was a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who
- [Author Illustrates Fluidity of Racial, Religious Identity](https://howardlovy.com/religious-identity/) - Laura Arnold Leibman Discovers Multiracial Jewish Family That Can Trace Roots to Two Enslaved People in Barbados
- [Natan Sharansky Knows What 'Anti-Zionism' Really Means](https://howardlovy.com/natan-sharansky/) - Listen to my interview with the former Soviet refusenik on how to spot antisemitism. Also, fixing the fraught relationship between Israel and the Diaspora.
- [Remix Judaism, But the Song Remains the Same](https://howardlovy.com/remix-judaism/) - Author: Find personal meaning in Judaism if it's tied to a ritual that can be passed on to the next generation.
- [Susan Grossey Writes of Money, Human Nature](https://howardlovy.com/susan-grossey/) - In this podcast interview, an indie author discusses how her real job as an anti-money launderer informs her fiction.
- [Interview With Top Indie Author Jane Davis](https://howardlovy.com/jane-davis/) - We don’t have very many rock stars in the indie publishing world, but a few have risen to the top with a reputation for producing wonderfully written, compelling books that stand out as great literature, no matter what label you put on it. One of them is Inspirational Indie Author Jane Davis. Jane was recently
- [Turning Real Life Into Nordic Mysteries](https://howardlovy.com/nordic-mysteries/) - Before she became a novelist, Helena Halme played a small, but important, part in Cold War history.
- [Phyllis Cole-Dai Writes on Human Connection](https://howardlovy.com/phyllis-cole-dai/) - She is able to totally immerse herself into topics that tend to divide us, and come back with stories of people.
- [Jude Lennon: Traveling Children's Storyteller](https://howardlovy.com/jude-lennon/) - She shares her stories in unique ways. And, yes, Jude Lennon is related to that “other” Lennon from Liverpool.
- [Search for Birth Mother Reveals Surprises](https://howardlovy.com/birth-mother/) - Author's spiritual search comes to terms with something experienced by many adoptees, a feeling of abandonment.
- [Podcast — Dan Holloway: A Colorful Mind](https://howardlovy.com/dan-holloway/) - Interview: Indie author talks about his struggles with ADHD, bipolar disorder, and how to think creatively.
- [Ballad of a Sober Man, Memoir By Dr. J. D. Remy](https://howardlovy.com/ballad-of-a-sober-man/) - I approach memoirs about addiction and trauma without judgment and with lots of empathy.
- [Dr. Ruth: The Complete, Uncensored Interview](https://howardlovy.com/dr-ruth/) - This is an archival post from my earlier blog. For my current writing on Jewish issues, please subscribe to my Substack newsletter, Emet-Truth. It was a pleasure to have interviewed 92-year-old sex therapist Dr. Ruth for Publishers Weekly. But that interview was for a general audience, so The Detroit Jewish News kindly ran another edit
- [Marilène Phipps Tells Her Spiritual Vodou Journey by Way of Catholicism and Mormonism](https://howardlovy.com/vodou/) - Marilène is one of many talented authors I've interviewed for Calumet Editions, where I'm also producing audiobooks.
- [Of Jewish Heroes and Jewish Villains](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-villains/) - Last week, the opinion editor at The Forward sent me a quick, six-word email: "Do you have an Epstein take?" I thought about Jewish villains and then clacked out my gut reaction.
- [Michael Moore: National Leftist, Local Capitalist](https://howardlovy.com/michael-moore/) - It took me a little while to get Moore to agree to an interview for a capitalist publication like Crain's Detroit Business, but I finally pinned him down for this feature story on how he's helped revive Traverse City, Michigan.
- [Michigan cycling advocate seeing big results from thinking small](https://howardlovy.com/michigan-cycling-advocate-seeing-big-results-from-thinking-small/) - It was the school dropoff that did it for Ty Schmidt. When he first moved to Traverse City, Michigan, about 11 years ago, he realized that the frustratingly long lines of cars in front of his son’s elementary school brought out the worst in everybody. “I would just stand there, and I would count on
- [My Podcast, Interviews with Authors Who Have Creative Solutions to Criminal Justice Reform](https://howardlovy.com/criminal-justice-reform/) - I began my research into criminal justice reform about ten years ago, when I wrote an article about a corrections officer who was doing innovative things with the local jail inmates under her care. She had this crazy idea that if you care about the inmates, listen to their problems, give them the support and
- [Rohan Quine Speaks at the Speed of Ideas](https://howardlovy.com/rohan-quine/) - In my interview with author Rohan Quine, I continue my experimentation with a more-documentary style in podcasts.
- [Rep. Rashida Tlaib Should Be Building Bridges](https://howardlovy.com/rashida-tlaib/) - I enjoyed writing this piece for The Forward, because it went beyond knee-jerk Jewish criticism of Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
- [Author Interview: H. N. Deeb Writes Young Adult Climate Fiction With Strong Female Characters](https://howardlovy.com/young-adult-climate-fiction/) - My recent guest on my author-interview podcast was HN Deeb, a TV writer who also writes young adult climate fiction or cli-fi. His path was a winding one to Hollywood, where he noticed California’s water crisis and wanted to write something that both warned and entertained. Deeb and I discuss why he switched careers from law
- [Podcast: Cozy Mystery Author Debbie Young](https://howardlovy.com/cozy-mystery/) - Recently, my guest on my author-interview podcast was cozy mystery author Debbie Young. This is the story of how Debbie has traveled from early promise, to a detour writing promotional blurbs, to fulfilling her dream as an indie author of mysteries in the best of the British tradition. I've also worked with Debbie at the
- [Q&A: My Full Interview with Author Bari Weiss](https://howardlovy.com/bari-weiss-interview/) - 'It's clear that societies in which anti-Semitism flourishes are societies that are dying or dead.'
- [Author Podcast: I'm Inspired By Backstories](https://howardlovy.com/author-podcast/) - As host of an author podcast for the Alliance of Independent Authors, I have a fun job. I get to talk to some incredible people. What I enjoy most is hearing their life stories. What made them want to write? What experiences did they bring before they ever began to set their ideas down on
- [College Anti-Semitism: My Personal Connection](https://howardlovy.com/college-anti-semitism/) - I know what today's Jewish college students are going through; I was a target of 'anti-Zionists' in the 1980s.
- [My Family's Holocaust Story](https://howardlovy.com/holocaust-story/) - From slave labor to death marches to Auschwitz and Mauthausen.
- ['Nick Bones' is a Best Debut Novel Finalist](https://howardlovy.com/nick-bones/) - It was great fun being developmental editor on Phil Cohen's darkly humorous Jewish-themed apocalypse story.
- [My Notes From the Birth of Birthright Israel](https://howardlovy.com/birthright-israel/) - 20 years ago, there was a great fear that young Jews, facing no anti-Semitism, were losing connection to Judaism.
- [Writer Finds His Past in Hannibal, Missouri](https://howardlovy.com/hannibal-missouri/) - John Wingate has lived with a tragic memory for fifty years, since three boys he knew personally disappeared and flung his old hometown, and the historic stomping grounds of Mark Twain, into a desperate nationwide search.
- [Author Interview: Goth-Style Book on Bullying](https://howardlovy.com/book-about-bullying/) - Steff Green was bullied as a child due to her blindness, giving her a deep understanding of how it feels.
- [Anti-Semitism is Strengthening the Identity of Young Jews: The Writer's Cut of My JTA Essay](https://howardlovy.com/young-jews/) - Eighteen years ago, I left my job as managing editor at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, a Jewish news service. A couple of days ago, I returned with this piece, contrasting efforts to attract young Jews, then and now. One advantage of being old is I can consult 18-year-old notes and track trends across time. I
- [Being a Southern Jew During Bus Integration](https://howardlovy.com/southern-jew/) - In 1972, all the white kids stayed home to protest—except my brothers and me. Three years later, our house was vandalized with swastikas. This was Augusta, Georgia, where Jews were not considered "white."
- [Jewish Book Sales Reflect the Old and the New](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-book-sales/) - The next crop of Jewish-themed books will be Holocaust-related and address the rise in anti-Semitism
- [From Lipstadt, I Learned How Antisemitism is the World's Oldest Conspiracy Theory](https://howardlovy.com/deborahlipstadt/) - The Holocaust scholar helped me realize that there is no difference between "left wing" and "right wing" antisemitism, since they all draw upon the same mythology of Jewish power.
- [In Search of the American Jewish Future](https://howardlovy.com/jackwertheimer/) - Is 'cultural Judaism' sustainable, or are God and synagogue necessary? It's a question I asked author Jack Wertheimer.
- [Comrade Stalin Met His Match With Author Arkady Polishchuk, Former Jewish Refusnik](https://howardlovy.com/arkady/) - There are very few living people who can relate this story of life under communist rule.
- [Jewish OCD and the Ghosts of Yom Kippur Past](https://howardlovy.com/ocd/) - I have a complex relationship between struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and the comfort of Jewish ritual.
- [Paks 1918: A Hungarian Pogrom and a Prelude](https://howardlovy.com/pogrom/) - This is a memory of a memory from my grandfather, who hid in a wine barrel from an anti-Jewish rampage.
- [Audio Author Interview After Sexual Abuse, Rachel Thompson Fixes What's 'Broken'](https://howardlovy.com/rachelthompson/) - Writing her books, and helping others on Twitter, has brought Rachel healing after almost a lifetime of trauma.
- [Rabbi Firestone Opens My Eyes on Holocaust Trauma Inherited by Future Generations](https://howardlovy.com/rabbifirestone/) - The solution is to do what many Jews already do—channel that pain into easing the suffering of others.
- [What's Up With Wattpad?](https://howardlovy.com/wattpad/) - Where Are Young Writers? My conversation with Ashleigh Gardner of Wattpad Studios and author Jandra Sutton
- [Author Says Enough Already with Tikkun Olam, or Healing the World; That's Not Judaism](https://howardlovy.com/tikkunolam/) - Is Tikkun Olam ripping Judaism apart? I interviewed author Jonathan Neumann for Publishers Weekly.
- [Ask 72 Jews About God, Get Infinite Opinions](https://howardlovy.com/andrewpessin/) - Philosopher Andrew Pessin takes a look at Jewish thought through the ages, discovers "exhilarating" disagreement.
- [Older Authors Refuse to Fade Away](https://howardlovy.com/older-authors/) - Where are the books for grownups? For those who really know what it's like to face ageist stereotypes?
- [Nanotech and Judaism: My Small, Strange Trip](https://howardlovy.com/nanotechnology-and-judaism/) - After I left JTA in 2001, I had to take a break from Jewish news. I thought it'd be great to cover science, where there were fewer disputes, where things are either true or not true. Boy was I ever wrong.
- [Podcast Author Interview: J. Dianne Dotson Finds Right Blend of Science and Science Fiction](https://howardlovy.com/dotson/) - How do you properly mix science in science fiction? J. Dianne Dotson has found the recipe. In my podcast for the Alliance of Independent Authors, I interview a sci-fi writer who also does actual science. I love science fiction, but the worst thing is to wade through pages and pages of technical detail about some
- [Want a Book Editor Who Really 'Gets' You?](https://howardlovy.com/bookeditor/) - I help authors tell stories that take readers with them on their journeys through life. It's your book, your voice
- [Jewish News and Commentary](https://howardlovy.com/judaism/) - Shalom, and welcome to the Jewish area of my website. Peruse the news, listen to a podcast, read excerpts from my memoir. In these unsettled times for Jews, I hope this will be a home for Emet - Truth.
- [I Ran Into Some Trouble, By Peggy Caserta](https://howardlovy.com/peggy-caserta/) - Peggy tells an epic tale from San Francisco trendsetter, to heroin with Janis Joplin, prison, and survival.
- [Anti-Semitism on the Left: What Happens When Your Cause Turns Against You? Podcast](https://howardlovy.com/jews_left_out/) - From the Dyke March to the Women's March, social justice organizations have become hostile to Jews.
- [Audio Interview: Indie Author Jane Davis Uses Fiction to Place 'Unblame' For Disaster](https://howardlovy.com/janedavis/) - Jane was recognized as one of the best self-published authors of 2019 for her book called Smash All The Windows.
- [Unveiling Antisemitism in K-12 Education](https://howardlovy.com/antisemitism-in-k-12-education/) - Exploring the Rise of Biased Curricula and its Impact on Jewish Students; Here’s a Closer Look at How Antisemitism is Becoming Entrenched in Our Schools
- [I'm Helping to Launch a Jewish Publishing Company](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-publishing-company/) - As I write a book about other people who are fighting antisemitism, it's time for me to step up, too.
- [Reluctant Alliance: How I Learned to Accept Christian Partnership Against Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/christian-partnership/) - Georgia State Representative Esther Panitch's work in her state highlights how alliances with Christians can lead to significant legislative progress.
- [Shabbos Kestenbaum's Fight Against Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/shabbos-kestenbaum/) - Harvard Divinity School graduate found his voice in a speech at the Republican National Convention. His is one of many voices I feature in my upcoming book.
- [Learning My Spiel as a Podcast Guest](https://howardlovy.com/podcast-guest/) - From addressing antisemitism in schools to sharing personal post-October 7 experiences, join me on "Never Again is Now" and "The Jewish Lens" podcasts.
- [Israeli Actress Takes On Hollywood](https://howardlovy.com/israeli-actress/) - Swell Ariel Or, star of 'The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem' and 'Kissufim,' continues to show up for auditions despite anti-Israel bias.
- [Our #AsAJew Doppelgangers Are Shouting Down Most Literary Jewish Voices](https://howardlovy.com/doppelgangers/) - In Naomi Klein's book "Doppelganger," she discusses how she’s often confused with conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf. Klein, a Jewish author known for her anti-Zionist stance, navigates this with the ease afforded to those whose views align with the prevailing anti-Zionist sentiment in the literary community. This contrast is kind of a funhouse mirror of my
- [How I Stopped Worrying and Became a 'Pantser'](https://howardlovy.com/how-i-stopped-worrying-and-became-a-pantser/) - It is said that authors have two ways of working. There are the “plotters” and the “pantsers.” Plotters outline every plot point, every character’s journey, every piece of dialogue. A “pantser” writes by the seat of their pants and lets the story and characters take the lead. When I was writing my novel, I was
- [Antisemitism in the Literary Community](https://howardlovy.com/antisemitism-in-the-literary-community/) - Why do critical thinkers turn off their ability to see the truth when it comes to Israel?
- [But What Exactly is Antisemitism?](https://howardlovy.com/but-what-exactly-is-antisemitism/) - Pinning down the semantics of 'Semitic.'
- [What's Next for the Jewish Community? Our Book Will Provide Some Answers](https://howardlovy.com/jewish-community/) - 'From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism' will be a collaborative effort. I hope you can join us in supporting this resource.
- [Fighting Antisemitism a Community Effort; Here's How](https://howardlovy.com/community-effort/) - I've never crowdfunded anything before, so this is a risky experiment for me, but one that I hope will provide the necessary resources and time to properly research, write, and produce my upcoming book, From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. More importantly, this Kickstarter campaign is about creating a community effort with rewards
- [Our Kickstarter Campaign Has Begun; Let's Fight Antisemitism Together](https://howardlovy.com/kickstarter-campaign/) - Your contributions are vital for enabling the research, writing, production, and distribution of this essential guide. But your role goes beyond just financial support.
- [Why is This Book Different From All Other Books on Antisemitism?](https://howardlovy.com/why-is-this-book-different-from-all-other-books-on-antisemitism/) - While previous works have outlined the problem, our book is focused on solutions. It will be a hands-on guide, focusing on the practical.
- [Local Action Against Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/local-action-against-antisemitism/) - In a recent op-ed for my local newspaper, the Traverse City Record Eagle, I explored the impact of local action against antisemitism. Here’s some of what I wrote: The recent events have left many in our community emotional and upset. They are losing lifelong friends. Progressive Jews are losing allies. We are feeling alone and
- [My Interview Shows Why I Chose Kickstarter](https://howardlovy.com/kickstarter/) - Thank you, Leah Eichler, of Esoterica Magazine, for having me on her show to discuss my upcoming book on antisemitism and how to launch a Kickstarter campaign. We discuss how I’m using Kickstarter as an experiment to see if it can draw together the community to focus on this book as an outlet for anger
- [I Was Live on Israeli Radio VERY Early In The Morning](https://howardlovy.com/israeli-radio/) - I was a little groggy because I was up at 3 a.m. Eastern time to appear on an Israeli radio show to promote my upcoming book, From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. It was part of my last-minute blitz to promote the campaign, which was in its final day. I spoke to
- [Proudly Jewish: Podcaster and I Discuss Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/proudly-jewish-podcaster-and-i-discuss-antisemitism/) - In my recent podcast interview with Eyal Bitton on "Proudly Jewish: Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity," we explored rising antisemitism and strategies to combat it, a theme central to my upcoming book, From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. This book was successfully funded by Kickstarter backers. If you're not already
- [Uncovering Courage: Progress on My Book About the Fight Against Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/uncovering-courage/) - I have an obsessive personality. At times, it is a great burden because I would prefer that my mind not dwell on unpleasant things—like the rise in antisemitism. Other times, it is a superpower because this obsessiveness made me a decent reporter back in my days as a journalist. Now, my obsession with finding methods
- [Confronting a New Era of Antisemitism](https://howardlovy.com/new-era-of-antisemitism/) - Insights from 'Israel’s 9/11' Webinar Panel Discussion

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- [Jewish Podcast](https://howardlovy.com/category/jewishpodcast/) - My Jewish podcast is dedicated to Emet – Truth. According to family legend, I am descended from Rabbi Judah Loew, the Maharal of Prague, who in the 16th century sculpted a statue of a man, a golem, from clay. When the rabbi carved the word, “emet,” (“truth”) on the forehead of his golem, it would come alive and protect the Jewish Quarter from anti-Semites. Today, there has never been more of a need for “emet,” for “truth,” in an era of renewed peril for Jews around the world. I hope my Jewish podcast can help. The power of lies—about our history, our influence and power, our beliefs, our relationship with Israel, the legacy of the Holocaust—sometimes seems to overwhelm the truth. There is no magical golem, no superhero to protect us, but old great-great-granddad in Prague did get one thing right: Emet – Truth, will always be our most powerful protector. Please enjoy my commentary, interviews, and analyses in this podcast.
- [Indie Authors Podcast](https://howardlovy.com/category/indieauthors/) - My indie authors podcast began as IndieVoices, when I was executive editor at Foreword Reviews, and is now called Inspirational Indie Authors in its incarnation for the Alliance of Independent Authors. But no matter what it’s called, I enjoy making these podcasts because I get to interview some incredibly brilliant authors. For me, it’s not about the authors’ business plans, marketing strategy, or other aspects of indie publishing that don’t have to do with the actual content of the books. I’ll let smart businesspeople handle those kinds of interviews. For me, my indie authors podcast is all about the joy of writing and reading. You can listen to all my latest author interviews at this link.
- [Memoir](https://howardlovy.com/category/memoir/) - I am writing a Jewish-themed memoir. It’s about my grandpa’s experiences in pre-Holocaust Hungary and my own odd Jewish journey. Please check back here now and then for more excerpts, written and audio, as I complete the story.
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- [Antisemitism Book](https://howardlovy.com/category/antisemitism-book/) - Here are all my posts on my Kickstarter project, From Outrage to Action: A Practical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism.

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