Amy Lederman
IJN Columnist | Reflections
Caregivers
Amy LedermanFeb 13, 2020
The job description might read something like this: “Looking for someone 24/7 with the patience of a saint, the wisdom of the Dali Lama, the goodness of Mother Teresa...
Like a moth to the flame
Amy LedermanJan 09, 2020
It began as a typical Christmas Eve. To borrow from Elana Kagan: “Like most Jews, I was at a Chinese restaurant.” This year Christmas Eve fell on the third night of...
It’s human to want to give
Amy LedermanDec 19, 2019
CHANUKAH 5780 SECTION E PAGE 23 Arizona. California. Israel. Peru. Boston. No matter what state, country, time zone or zip code, I make it my business to call my mother...
Israel…it’s complicated
Amy LedermanNov 14, 2019
I recently returned from a fantastic trip to Israel — an interfaith delegation sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona. Our group consisted of 28...
Unveiling reveals more than a headstone
Amy LedermanOct 03, 2019
We gathered together in the warm September sun at my father’s gravesite, just 10 days shy of a year since he died. It was the coming together of the family clan, the...
To everything there is a season
Amy LedermanSep 12, 2019
In October, 1965, Columbia Records released a hit song by the Byrds called “Turn, Turn, Turn.” But while my friends and I loved its beautiful harmony, I never...
Judge not
Amy LedermanAug 08, 2019
She walked over to the swimming pool with the baby held lovingly in her arms. She was laughing and making silly faces; the baby clearly delighted and entranced with her...
Know when to hold ‘em, fold ‘em
Amy LedermanJun 20, 2019
I arrived in Tucson in the sweltering heat in the summer of 1976 with the intent of visiting my Aunt Gen for a few weeks and enhancing my already freckled tan. But what...
Searching for family on the Mount of Olives
Amy LedermanMar 07, 2019
On a cold and windy day in February, I drove an hour and a half from Haifa to Jerusalem in search of my great-great-grandfather, Rabbi Moshe Yehudah Franco. I had...
The continuing journey of parenting
Amy LedermanFeb 21, 2019
The parenting journey is a long and arduous one that requires more physical stamina than Superman, more psychological expertise than Freud and the financial resources of...
