Speaking & workshops
Live talks on memory, narrative, and the discipline of not inventing.
Available for synagogues, genealogy societies, federations, libraries, and professional or educational audiences. In person or by video. Clear topics, practical rather than theoretical.
Topics
How to turn interviews and incomplete records into continuous narrative while leaving honest gaps visible. What families notice when the writer fills in what was never known.
For genealogy groups: the difference between evidence and story, and how to move from one to the other without damaging trust in either.
What synagogues can do with the living memory still held by members — and the practical limits of what can be recovered once a generation is gone.
Drawing on the published work (including When Lindy Saved My Life) for audiences interested in narrative medicine, loss, and the ethics of representation.
Format
Talks, workshops, and combined sessions.
A single keynote or congregational talk. A practical workshop for volunteers, educators or staff. Or a combined session that includes a short reading from the published work and a discussion of method. Length and depth are set with the host organisation.
I reply to speaking inquiries myself. Tell me the audience, the approximate date, and whether you are looking for a talk, a workshop, or both.