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Leila Levinson
Military Writers Society of America: 2013 Conference September 26-29 in Dayton
by, Jill Swenson
August 6, 2013

Saving history one story at a time, Military Writers Society of America is a national organization dedicated to helping veterans, their families, and historians inscribe the complexities of military life and encourage writing to heal. Membership is open to anyone interested in books about military issues and the experiences of men and women in uniform. Membership benefits include monthly dispatches, listings and reviews of your… [Read More]

Filed Under: Carol Tyler, Cathryn Prince, Death in the Baltic, Dwight Zimmerman, Jack Woodville London, Leila Levinson, Military Writers Society of America, Roxana Robinson
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2012 Military Writers Society of America Conference September 27-29 in Ohio
by, Jill Swenson
September 25, 2012

Military Writers Society of America convenes in Ohio September 27-29 for the annual conference and awards Banquet. An association of more than a thousand authors, poets, and artists come together by the common bond of love for the men and women who defend our nation, and a deep and personal understanding for their sacrifice and dedication. Their stories weave the fabric of our nation’s history…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Cathryn Prince, Dayton, Death in the Baltic, Getting Your Book Published, Leila Levinson, Military Writers Society of America, Ohio
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Gated Grief by Leila Levinson
by, Ruth Goldhor Chlebowski
April 24, 2012

How does one combine memoir, ethnography, self-discovery, and history, while contributing to two important bodies of literature—Holocaust and psychotherapy—in an eminently readable book? Do what Leila Levinson has done in Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma (Cable Publishing, 2011). The breadth of her project is evident even in the awards it has won—one for women’s memoir… [Read More]

Filed Under: concentration camp, ethnography, Gated Grief, Holocaust, Leila Levinson, memoir, Nordhausen, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, transgenerational trauma, veterans, World War II
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