Gwen AckermanApr 12, 20191 minIt's time to read Goddess of Battle.As President Trump prepares to issue his "deal of the century," intended to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it's time to delve ...
Gwen AckermanMay 5, 20181 minThere is always hope when people are willing to sit together, talk together, mourn together. http://afcfp.org/get-involved/memorial-day-campaign/
Gwen AckermanMar 1, 20181 minInterview on i24 TV Had the honor of talking about Goddess of Battle on i24 https://www.facebook.com/theemilyfrances/videos/10156489272754305/?t=1
Gwen AckermanFeb 2, 20181 minReading in Jaffa Reading from Goddess of Battle in the most appropriate venue possible: Yafa book store in Jaffa, a Jewish-Arab suburb of Tel Aviv. Thank ...
Gwen AckermanOct 9, 20171 minFences and Neighbors: My interview on TLV1https://tlv1.fm/the-tel-aviv-review/2017/10/02/fences-and-neighbors-a-story-of-friendship-across-the-divide/ (Photo by Heidi Levine)
Gwen AckermanAug 26, 20171 minJust BeerI stopped in a boutique downtown Jerusalem wine and beer shop yesterday. It's a landmark in downtown Jerusalem, a store that's been aroun...
Gwen AckermanAug 17, 20171 minWhen a Better Life Means I Might Not See You AgainA good friend of mine from Gaza, an amazing man who tries to maintain sanity and objectivity in an ocean of insanity, sent his son to sch...
Gwen AckermanAug 2, 20171 minNever the Whole Story When I watch or read news coverage on Jerusalem, what I see is a conflict-driven city where Palestinians and Jews argue over control. But...
Gwen AckermanAug 2, 20171 minBreastfeeding a Baby The media rarely deems stories of people reaching across the conflict news worth covering. But when a Jewish nurse at a Jerusalem hospita...
Gwen AckermanAug 2, 20171 minBelieve In a class I took last semester as part of a masters degree in creative writing, I did a presentation on the wise women of the book of Sa...
Gwen AckermanAug 2, 20171 minNo Mother Should Suffer This post is dedicated to a courageous, brave and beautiful woman I heard speak at a meeting between Jewish and Muslim women in a town in...
Gwen AckermanAug 2, 20171 minHorror Breeds .... Courage Recently I had the honor of meeting a Jewish woman who lost her son who was killed when he went out for a hike with a friend, just a walk...
Gwen AckermanAug 1, 20171 minWomen Wage PeaceI just realized that the publication of my book coincides with 50 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Half a century. A long t...
Gwen AckermanAug 1, 20172 minSmall Gifts of Humanity During the last war with Gaza, my youngest daughter, still in elementary school, spent classes packing care packages for the southern Isr...