Author in the News: Spiritual Media Blog Publishes Article by MSI Press Author, Steven Greenebaum

 


MSI Press author, Steven Greenebaum (An Afternoon's Dictation, One Family Indivisible, and Seeking Balance in an Unbalanced Time), recently contributed an article to Spiritual Media Blog.


Steven writes,


"It took me fifty years, not so much to find myself and embrace what I wanted to do with my life but to discern how I might actually go about it. I was born just a few years after World War II, and most particularly for me that meant born just after the Shoah (Holocaust). I was a Jew, born into the relative safety of the United States. Still, the magnitude of the Shoah and the relentless hate it represented was shattering. I also learned that where Jews were allowed to live was limited “even” in the United States. There was something called “restrictive covenants” which could legally prevent a person from renting or selling a house to Jews. Once these were outlawed, “restrictive covenants” were followed by less formal but still onerous “gentlemen’s agreements.” My childhood was spent in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles, a place where Jews were allowed to live. The injustice of it was squarely in my face."


Read the rest of the article in Spiritual Media Blog.


Steven's books have won the following awards:

Eric Hoffer Awards finalist

American Bookfest Best Books Awards finalist


Read more posts about Steven and his posts HERE.



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