LECTURES

1. THE GREAT TREK WEST: “Clem’s Chances” Clem’s adventures during the gold rush era take him across the plains to California: research and
reality make for an exciting true story of what the westward trek was really like.

2. THE GREAT TREK WEST: “Nine For California Series”: With props and costumes, the author enlists the help of kids in the audience to tell about a stage coach trip to California and the adventures faced by a family of five kids and their brave Mama.

3. SUDAN: A COUNTRY IN CRISIS: “Dream Freedom”
Slide program showing the crisis of war and slavery in present day Sudan, and how a group of Colorado students became active abolitionists, freeing thousands of hapless women and children from slavery.

4. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE: “Journey to America”
Based on the author’s escape from Nazi Germany and the acclaimed JOURNEY TO AMERICA trilogy. A poignant and informative program about the Holocaust and the quest for liberty.

5. PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF A WRITER: Where do you get ideas? How did you get started? What themes are important in your work? What is it like to live the life of a writer? Presentation with slides, photos and mementos.

6. PATTERNS OF PERSECUTION: “The Cure”
In the middle ages, Jews were accused of poisoning the wells and causing the Black Death. Back then, patterns of persecution were well established, laying the groundwork for Hitler and future tyrants. A vital program that delves into issues of hatred vs. tolerance, with true anecdotes from both ancient and modern times.

7. ESCAPE FROM ETHIOPIA: “The Return”
A slide presentation showing the life of the remnant community of Ethiopian Jews and their amazing secret rescue and “return” to the holy land, Israel, in Operation Moses, 1985.

LECTURES FOR TEACHERS:
1. FINDING OUR HEROES, FINDING OURSELVES THROUGH LITERATURE WORKSHOP
2. SHORT AND SIMPLE WRITER’S WORKSHOP