Mother’s Life No Longer a Mystery

By Ruth Andrew Ellenson
Published on April 14, 2005

When Eleanor Freedman died of breast cancer in 1974, she left behind three children, a husband, and a life marked by failed promise.

The hidden benefits of Meshuggeneh relatives

By Leonard Felder
Published on April 1, 2004

The Passover seder is a wonderful chance to connect with certain relatives that you love, along with hearing again the inspiring account of moving out of enslavement and fear while moving toward freedom and compassion for all who are hungry or mistreated. But for the majority of Jewish families, it's also a stressful time when personality clashes and unresolved conflicts with a few particular relatives spring up once again.

Curtain to Rise on Women’s Conflicts

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on February 26, 2004

In a rehearsal room at the Odyssey Theatre, Colette Freedman propped her electric-blue high tops on a chair and good naturedly laughed at herself. "I'm truly flawed," the 30-ish actress-playwright said. "I am totally a hypocrite."

Well, not totally. While her "Deconstructing the Torah," an evening of one-acts, skewers part of herself, it mostly dissects conflicts faced by Freedman and other modern Jewish women.

Bigger Picture Hits Small Screen

Published on September 28, 2000

A new cultural awareness program is about to make a lot of waves - as in airwaves.