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On Monday, I received a late night text from my daughter. Someone she dearly loves had been shot in the shoulder. The good news is that he survived, though he is recovering from a shattered rib and a punctured lung.The next morning, I woke up to two competing stories...

On May 23, 2023 Jennifer Rubin wrote a pointed opinion piece in the Washington Post in part advocating for a change in leadership at CNN (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/23/cnn-chief-christiane-amanpour/). She had heard a critique by Christiane...

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For Immediate ReleaseLongstanding member of Temple Beth Or, R. Barbara Gitenstein, returns to read from her MemoirExperience is the Angled Road: Memoir of an Academic New York, NY (February 8, 2022)– R. Barbara (Bobby) Gitenstein announced she will return to her...

https://sjlmag.com/2022/12/06/gitenstein-finding-her-way-from-florala/

  Experience is the Angled Road: Memoir of an Academic December pick by the 92NY Jewish Literature Book Club.   After a reading by the author, R. Barbara Gitenstein, Lindsey Benjamin, host of the Book Club will lead a Q and A.   Topics in the Q and A include: Facing...

For Immediate Release Former TCNJ President R. Barbara Gitenstein to Conduct Reading of Experience is the Angled Road: Memoir of an Academic   at R. Barbara Gitenstein Library New York, NY (November 21, 2022) – R. Barbara (Bobby) Gitenstein announced she will conduct...

Love Beyond BoundariesOn October 29, 2022, my sister’s husband of 40 years, Sami, died after a long and painful struggle with cancer. I was so moved by Sami’s perseverance in the face of the bureaucracy that is the current medical profession and in awe of the bravery...

Over the last several weeks, I have felt the heft of history everywhere—in the news, in plays, and in television series. The first outpouring of shock at a 96-year-old monarch’s death and the heartfelt appreciation for a life of service resonated with me. I was...

For immediate release Experience is the Angled Road: Memoir of an Academicby R. Barbara Gitenstein launched last weekBefore a private gathering of leaders from various domains of leadership, Barbara Gitenstein shared lessons from her career trajectory on building...