Brandeis Magazine

Amy Golahny is the author of “Rembrandt: Studies in His Varied Approaches to Italian Art,” published by Brill in July 2020. Jonathan Greenberg writes, “The positions taken by Brandeis on systemic racism and the cancellation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali continue to rankle. Leftist ideology has replaced critical thinking. I have fond and appreciative memories of Brandeis. But I feel very alienated by leftist doctrines posing as truths.” After spending years in the biotech and pharma industry developing immunologics, antiviral agents and vaccines, Robert Hirsch has written a novel about a pandemic, “Invisible Threat.” The political and bioterrorism thriller, published in July 2020, contains many parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. Debora (Dworkin) Lasker and husband Danny ’71, MA’71, PhD’76, recently participated in bar mitzvah celebrations for two of their grandsons and the wedding of their oldest granddaughter. Caren Osborne moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after the death of her husband, Rick, in April 2020, to be near her daughter and three grandchildren. Caren works as a personal photo manager and is starting a new venture as a Certified Productive Environment Specialist. Nancy Shulman lives in Gulfport, Florida, which she describes as “a small, liberal city sandwiched between St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach.” She works from home and has two dogs. Her two sons and 2-year-old granddaughter, Lyla, live in New England. Peter Spier has moved from Cape Cod to Weaverville, North Carolina, just north of Asheville. He plans to build a new house this year.