Marcia G Yerman

New York

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Writer/Artist/Activist focusing on Women's Issues, Human Rights, Israel/Palestine, Environment and Culture.

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Articles

The Blogs: 'Postcards to Hitler': A Story of Individual Resistance

6 days ago | blogs.timesofisrael.com | Marcia G Yerman

In the 1980s, Bruce Neuburger was given a sheaf of letters by his father, which contained correspondence from his grandparents, Benno and Anna Neuburger. The exchanges took place between late July 1938 to 1941. Bruce’s father and aunt had successfully made it out of Nazi Germany; his grandparents didn’t. They became part of the murdered masses.
“Postcards to Hitler:” A Story of Individual Resistance

6 days ago | mgyerman.com | Marcia G Yerman

In the 1980s, Bruce Neuburger was given a sheaf of letters by his father, which contained correspondence from his grandparents, Benno and Anna Neuburger. The exchanges took place between late July 1938 to 1941. Bruce’s father and aunt had successfully made it out of Nazi Germany; his grandparents didn’t. They became part of the murdered masses.
“Postcards to Hitler:” A Story of Individual Resistance

1 week ago | dailykos.com | Marcia G Yerman

In the 1980s, Bruce Neuburger was given a sheaf of letters by his father, which contained correspondence from his grandparents, Benno and Anna Neuburger. The exchanges took place between late July 1938 to 1941. Bruce's father and aunt had successfully made it out of Nazi Germany; his grandparents didn't. They became part of the murdered masses.
Rep. Mike Lawler: Bipartisan or MAGA?

2 weeks ago | mgyerman.com | Marcia G Yerman

Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) was in the Bronx on Tuesday, April 22, to speak to students at Manhattan University. Dr. Margaret Groarke, the Department Chairperson of History, Political & International Studies, extended the invitation as the coordinator of Jaspers Vote, a nonpartisan voter engagement organization on campus. Lawler, a 2009 university alumnus, engaged in an open student forum.
Rep. Mike Lawler: Bipartisan or MAGA?

2 weeks ago | dailykos.com | Marcia G Yerman

Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) was in the Bronx on Tuesday, April 22, to speak to students at Manhattan University. Dr. Margaret Groarke, the Department Chairperson of History, Political & International Studies, extended the invitation as the coordinator of Jaspers Vote, a nonpartisan voter engagement organization on campus. Lawler, a 2009 university alumnus, engaged in an open student forum.
“There is Another Way” - Moving Toward Israeli-Palestinian Collective Liberation

3 weeks ago | mgyerman.medium.com | Marcia G Yerman

“Viewer discretion is advised,” introduces the documentary “There is Another Way,” to prepare viewers for video footage from bodycams used by Hamas on October 7 and from the Israeli military during excursions. The images, as noted, are “difficult.” However, so is the overwhelming psychic pain expressed by those Palestinians and Israelis who have lost loved ones and whose lives have been forever changed by violence in the land.
“There is Another Way” - Moving Toward Israeli-Palestinian Collective Liberation

3 weeks ago | dailykos.com | Marcia G Yerman

"Viewer discretion is advised," introduces the documentary “There is Another Way,” to prepare viewers for video footage from bodycams used by Hamas on October 7 and from the Israeli military during excursions. The images, as noted, are "difficult." However, so is the overwhelming psychic pain expressed by those Palestinians and Israelis who have lost loved ones and whose lives have been forever changed by violence in the land.
"From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza"

2 months ago | dailykos.com | Marcia G Yerman

How does an individual make sense of what is happening to them and their lives when experiencing a period in history that defies explanation? Rashid Mashasrawi, a Palestinian film director who was born in Gaza and grew up in the Shati refugee camp, initiated an anthology film project that stands as a testament to the realities experienced on the ground in Gaza after October 7.
“The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe” - The Importance of Gideon Levy’s Book

Feb 5, 2025 | mgyerman.medium.com | Marcia G Yerman

Marcia G. Yerman·Follow11 min read·Feb 6, 2025--Courtesy of Verso BooksPart IWith Trump and Netanyahu meeting in Washington, D.C., now couldn’t be a better time for Americans (and others) to pick up Gideon Levy’s book, The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe. It covers the period of 2014 through June 2024, and presents a clear-eyed vision of what transpired before and after October 7, 2023.
"The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe" The Importance of Gideon Levy’s Book Part II

Feb 4, 2025 | dailykos.com | Marcia G Yerman

In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, Levy visits the south of Israel and describes it as "bloodcurdling, shocking, upsetting, and frightening." He chronicles stories of horror and writes, "The smell of death is everywhere." He bears witness to "the destruction, ashes, and devastation," acknowledging how hard it was to observe—while expressing his hope that Israel will limit their response to a short-term air attack on Gaza.