Kim Salzman

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Nov 22, 2023, 10:51 AM

It’s Not Complicated

Imagine waking up at 6:30 am on a holiday weekend to the sound of sirens. You have fifteen seconds to arrive in the safe room. You scoop your sleeping children out of bed and rush inside, slamming the door...

Dec 13, 2022, 10:37 AM

An Open Letter to Bibi Netanyahu

Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Mazal tov on your re-election to serve as Prime Minister of the State of Israel. I am writing this letter to you as a proud yet concerned citizen of the State of Israel. I am an ardent...

Aug 9, 2020, 6:08 PM

22 Days of Israel Quarantine (But Who’s Counting?)

I remember way back in February 2020 when the coronavirus was still mostly contained to China. I had a work trip to the United States on February 23, the day after the Israeli media reported that a group of...

Feb 24, 2020, 11:34 PM

A letter to my children

To my dear children – It’s been six months since we returned to Israel after living in Pittsburgh for three years. While all three of you were born in Israel, you left the country at an age when old memories...

Mar 8, 2019, 9:58 PM

Lessons Learned from Israel’s Response to Pittsburgh Attack

On the morning of October 27, 2018, I arrived to Israel for a week-long mission with the Jewish Agency, as part of my role as the Director of Israel and Overseas Operations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh....

Jun 13, 2018, 3:57 PM

Reclaiming the word ‘Zionism’

When I made aliyah in 2006 immediately after the conclusion of the Second Lebanon War, I was surprised to discover that not only did my American family and friends question my decision to move to Israel, but so did...

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About Me

Kim Salzman lives in northern Israel and is the author of the historical fiction novel, Straddling Black and White. She works for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and is the proud mother of three amazing children.