The Ner Tamid Lectures #6: Jewish Tough Guys
Tracing the history of Jewish gangsters and boxers in America from the earliest days until the end of the era. (Requires PowerPoint or Google Slides) 6_Jewish Tough Guys (Requires Acrobat or another...
View ArticleTHE NER TAMID LECTURES #7: THE MEN WHO MADE THE ATOMIC BOMB
On August 13th, 1942, the government of the United States began a project that would change human history. Urged on by physicists Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard and proceeding under the direction of...
View ArticleThe Ner Tamid Lectures #8 – The Jewish comic Book Guys
In 1938 the character of Superman would make his first appearance in Action Comics, ushering in the Golden Age of comics and helping to create an industry that is today valued in the billions of...
View ArticleThe Ner Tamid Lectures #9 – The Jewish Psychologists
Beginning with Sigmund and Anna Freud and continuing through Abraham Maslow, Alfred Adler, Bruno Bettleheim, Noam Chomsky and many others, the field of psychology has in many ways been shaped by Jewish...
View ArticleThe Ner Tamid Lectures #10 – The Jewish Roots of Rock and Roll
In 1955 a young musician named Chuck Berry got the opportunity to audition before Leonard Chess, one of the owners of Chess Records. He played a unique version of a country Western song and Chess...
View ArticleStore Wars – The Battle For the Hearts, Minds and Wallets of Gamers
A presentation that was given at the IGDA of Las Vegas on November 5th, 2019. Available for download or reference. (Original presentation. Requires PowerPoint or Google Slides) Store Wars...
View ArticleThe Business of Games – A Philosophy For Success
Presented at Indie Game Business MeetToMatch on August 4th, 2020. PDF version of the presentation: Business of Games_ A Philosophy PDF version with my notes: Business of Games_ A Philosophy (With...
View ArticleNationalism: The Other God That Failed
A presentation prepared for Coffee and Conversation and shared with Beyond Barriers USA | Freedom from the barriers of the mind. Nationalism, like Communism, Fascism, and all other creeds that lead to...
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Sept 30, 1955 birthday post
Sept. 30th, 1955 I was born the day that James Dean died. My claim to fame! If you care to read about his untimely demise: James Dean dies in car accident — HISTORY It has been a truly long and...
View ArticleMaus: An Uncomfortable History
A school board in Tennessee voted to remove Maus from its library igniting a heated discussion about book-banning and censorship of works that are historically significant and particularly meaningful...
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