The movie “The Pianist” tells Wladyslaw Szpilman’s story. Szpilman was a native of Poland, a renowned concert pianist, and also a Jew. He survived the Holocaust. (more…)
August 2005
Wed 31 Aug 2005
Wed 24 Aug 2005
A Court Observer’s Defense of Dr. Dhafir
Posted by k under Court Observers , Media/Judge lettersNo Comments
From Linda Bergh:
In Defense of Dr. Dhafir
Sent to Post-Standard on 8/24/05 (Unpublished)
To the Editor:
I must write in defense of Dr. Dhafir against government allegations that he had connections with terrorism. (more…)
Wed 24 Aug 2005
Help Get Dr. Rafil Dhafir’s Story Heard
Posted by k under Katherine's Writing , Site AnnouncementsNo Comments
Please feel free to take copies of any of my writing and publish. I ask only that you give me credit and provide a link to this website. (more…)
Tue 23 Aug 2005
The is an email from H. Richard Levy, Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , Katherine's WritingNo Comments
This exchange is published with permission. My responses are in bold.
Dear Katherine:
I have tried to follow the Dhafir story since its inception. I feel that there is much more to it than what is reported in the press, and I am interested in your views since you probably know more about it than anyone else in the community. I am not concerned, here, with the “terrorism” charge that the Justice Department is now bringing. (more…)
Mon 22 Aug 2005
Support Dr. Dhafir’s Defense Fund
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If you would like to support Dr. Dhafir’s defense fund you can purchase t-shirts, bumper stickers and pins at Justice for Dhafir. Three different t-shirts are available: (more…)
Sun 21 Aug 2005
To concerned citizens:
At the bottom of this email there is a copy of a letter that I had published in the Syracuse Post-Standard on August 19th. It was in response to an article of Wednesday, August 17th. The headline of the Wednesday article read: (more…)
Sat 20 Aug 2005
Sentencing Postponed (more…)
Sat 20 Aug 2005
Response to a comments
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , Democracy , Katherine's WritingNo Comments
Chris Wiegand commented below on my “Response to Post Standard Editorial”, and states:
“I agree that Dr. Dhafir wasn’t a terrorist, but he was certainly a crook; he diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars that should have gone to charity into his pocket. (more…)