THERE WAS ALWAYS ROOM AT MY MOTHER'S TABLE

About the Book

This is a story of how a small group of people made a transformation from Jew to Jewish American to American Jews. It is not unlike the transformation and Americanization of other peoples. How it differs is from the very fact that a religion, a set of beliefs transformed into a nationality.

It is about a period of time in one woman's life, my mother who was a blend of Europe and America. She was a mixture of ethnicity, culture, religion and Americanized traditions; a potpourri of ideas and actions unlike most and yet common to us all. This is also my story as well as hers. It is about our lives and times of changes. It is about the games we played, the education we received, the changes in religious practices, the friends we had, and the environments in which we lived. My mother possessed virtues that were stark realities of everyday life. It was that there was always room at her table and there never was a shortage of food. She was a powerful loving matriarch who touched the lives of a great many people with a "touch" of this (knowledge), and a "touch" of that, (love).

About the Author

Dr. Cohen is a practicing optometrist who has directed and created unique educational programs for handicapped children. After writing BETS WISHS DOC, a book on learning disabilities, he was interviewed by many celebrities including Barbara Walters and Mike Douglas. He has lectured at many universities, and appeared on many radio and television programs. Dr. Cohen lives in upstate New York with his wife Carole. He has six grandchildren. Dr. Cohen has also written, The Last President, and has published with iUniverse, Murder?An Alternative to Marriage, The End of the American Presidency, and Madam Governor: Public Enemy. All these books are thrillers and explore current themes of today?s living and problems.