Dana Janine Diamond, at The Blogs

Jan 1, 2025, 9:19 PM

I went to bed early after an evening of increasing, colorful light and laughter with my daughter. Spent the last day of the year chatting with phenomenal friends who always give me positivity and wise advice. Rejected the stubborn...

Dec 19, 2024, 5:55 PM

La’alot – My Descendants Will Be Sabras

It's true I woke up on Sunday, Oct 8th, 2023, a profoundly changed woman. I went to sleep one person, and as I processed the shocking, horrific news of Oct 7th, I think my brain chemistry or neurons altered,...

Oct 28, 2024, 4:33 PM

Across The Great Divide

Here's the deal... and I say this knowing I thought the world would end with Reagan's election. Yes, much is at stake, and people on both sides of The Great Divide that constitutes America, have fears and passions and...

Oct 21, 2024, 3:03 PM

Can’t Wish Truth Away

Pay attention. Yesterday, Kamala agreed with a heckler claiming Israel was committing genocide. No, Israel is not. Instead of speaking truth, Kamala repeated his gaslighting lies. She crossed a red line. US experts on modern military urban warfare have praised Israel...

Oct 10, 2024, 10:20 PM

‘We are all born mad. Some remain so’

Hamas terrorists are so weak and lame they needed the hyper-hallucinogenic drug, Captagon, supplied by Syria, and buckets of cocaine up their nose in order to commit their atrocities on Oct 7th. They have zero faith in God. Or...

Sep 27, 2024, 12:04 AM

Self-Care

You know, where were the US and France and all of these countries - Australia, Canada, the European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar - the past year when Hezbollah was bombarding northern...

Sep 23, 2024, 12:07 AM

Antisemitism in Albany

My daughter was contemplating going with a friend to hear a speaker who created some of her fav TV shows, Marc Guggenheim, writer, producer and novelist. But we had a feeling that there would be Jew-hating protesters on campus. Why?...

Sep 11, 2024, 9:57 PM

Kamala and the self-determined women

As a Jewish feminist, it's difficult to understand how Kamala Harris doesn't see how Sharia Law makes it impossible for women to be self-determined or free. It gravely harms the entire Middle East and Africa and South Asia and Southeast...

Sep 8, 2024, 5:00 PM

Don’t Look Down

So many violent attacks are happening against Jews in the US, it's making my head spin and I can't keep up. But then, if the New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, USA Today, ABC, CBS, the AP...

Sep 1, 2024, 5:30 PM

Bring Them Comfort

The Beautiful Six. Hostages agonizingly executed by Hamas, from top left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi; from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lubnov, and Carmel Gat (Free copyright via The Hostages Families Forum)

I woke up and learned the tragic news in the middle of the night and cried out. I finally fell back asleep last night around 4am. Woke at 7:30am sobbing uncontrollably. My daughter was already awake, very quiet. She...

About Me

Dana is a memoir writer and poet. She is passionate about Israel, supporting survivors of rape, terror and violence, speaking out for the vulnerable, and celebrating being Jewish in every way - Jewish holidays, Jewish art, and Jewish representation in culture and politics. Dana (Davi) will soon be making aliyah from upstate New York. #BringThemHomeNow #LetThemGoNow #FreeTheHostages.