Len Zwelling

Tel Aviv: More Main Street Than a City at War By Leonard Zwelling          Though jet lagged from the 10+ hour flight from Newark that landed in the late afternoon in Israel, we hit the streets of Tel Aviv as soon as we checked into the lovely boutique Norman Hotel.          You are struck by […]

Blogging From Zion-Part 2 By Leonard Zwelling          Last year, the War in Gaza had just ended when we departed Houston for the Holy Land.          This year, it is a bit quieter. But just a bit, as ISIS is still in the neighborhood and the Russians are now bombing that neighborhood while supporting the

Why Can’t DePinho Be Like De Speaker and De Walker?: Could It Be Like Bugs In the Bugs? By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/business/international/problems-at-volkswagen-start-in-the-boardroom.html?_r=0          In yet another scandalous business story, Volkswagen has demonstrated that if it had taken the same time to design better diesel cars that it took to undermine their testing by the EPA,

ERROR IN EARLIER VERSION CORRECTED On November 9th at 6.30 pm the ERJCC will be hosting the 4th Local Literati. This event is the brain child of Marilyn Hassid and mirrors the famous Jewish Book Council. It has been created to allow local emerging authors to showcase their newly-published books in front of an erudite audience. Each

Dear Friends & Family, On November 11th at 6.30 pm the ERJCC will be hosting the 4th Local Literati. This event is the brain child of Marilyn Hassid and mirrors the famous Jewish Book Council. It has been created to allow local emerging authors to showcase their newly-published books in front of an erudite audience.

The Real Story On Page One By Leonard Zwelling          This story appeared on page 21 of the NY Times on Saturday, September 26. It reports on favorable trial results against renal cancer using a check point inhibitor (nivolumab) in one trial and cabozantinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in another. In the more dramatic finding,

The Pope, The Donald, The Neurosurgeon and The Ronald Walk Into a Bar By Leonard Zwelling          You know this one is pure fiction.          Wouldn’t it be great if the latter three could spend a few moments over some wine with Pope Francis who is reminding us all what being a leader is all

Complain, Complain, Complain By Leonard Zwelling          When Brother John joined the monastery, he knew it was going to be a very simple life. He also knew that the vow of silence he took was almost absolute. Once a year he would be allowed to say just three words to the Head Abbott. He also

Walker’s No Longer a Runner By Leonard Zwelling          Scott Walker, the union-busting Governor of Wisconsin, has “suspended” his pursuit of the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. This means, he is out of money. The large donors are disappearing and the ones who aren’t gone cannot get their friends to pony up any more for the

The Underlying Problem With American Health Care: How We Pay For It By Leonard Zwelling          Lately, I have had a series of discussions about health care delivery in the United States with students and interested others. In an effort to clarify what I think has been the purposeful dissemination of confusion by the insurance