Milestones

Born in Bialystok, Poland

Arrival in Israel

On a scholarship at the Reali Hebrew High School in Haifa, Israel

Service in the Israeli Army. Besides cleaning my rifle, I wrote skits and satire for Army performing groups.

On a scholarship at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. How else can a poor kid get an education? Major in English Literature; Minor in International Relations.

Licensed Israeli Tourist Guide. I worked in the following languages: Hebrew, English, Russian, Polish, Yiddish and French.

Scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communications for a Masters degree. I was the only girl in a class of men in grey flannel suits. They mocked my thick accent, and hated me because my essays were better than theirs.

Transferred to UCLA for a Masters in Journalism

Articles on the opinion page of the Los Angeles Times

Married Irving Patron and moved to his hometown Hartford, Connecticut. Two kids followed.

Opinion columnist for the Hartford Courant and the Connecticut edition of The New York Times.

Finally, my Masters in Communications at the University of Hartford. No scholarship needed!

A not-so-scholarly foray into the divine: Politically Incorrect Bible Stories: Is Sex Good for the Jews?

Opinion columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel