Susie Lubell

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Jun 22, 2016, 4:21 PM

A shorter road to peace

Driving a Palestinian patient to an Israeli hospital offered a chance to talk and connect as human beings

Feb 3, 2015, 8:47 PM

How a Swedish bat mitzvah restored my faith

When a 12-year-old girl read 'I am a Jew' in her native German, in Jerusalem, and chased away the despair

Nov 30, 2014, 11:15 AM

A+ in bomb comprehension

Her young daughter was finally able to read: Why did it have to be all about how 'everyone would have died?'

Oct 26, 2014, 1:04 PM

Suing Bituach Leumi: A Cautionary Tale

This is a long story and starts three years ago. But I haven't written a proper long story since the Snow Storm of 2013 so I'm due. Take a deep breath. Three years ago we arrived in Israel. It was...

Mar 12, 2014, 11:59 AM

Hello Kitty’s in fishnets: Must be Purim

When all the costume options marketed to girls have that, er, 'come hither' look

Oct 24, 2013, 12:58 PM

An Immigrant Mom Learns Israeli Persistence

Being an immigrant mother means a lot of things. It means struggling to instill your native language in your kids while they slowly start to speak to their siblings in their new language. It means your kids become hyper...

Oct 10, 2013, 8:46 AM

Something Between Trophies for Everyone and You Suck

My daughter started elementary school this year which in Israel is the first grade. My husband and I attended a “Back to School” meeting where the principal addressed the parents of the three first grade classes and spoke about...

Apr 8, 2013, 9:38 AM

Today he wore red because of the fires

Once the national scar of Holocaust memory becomes part of her son, his understanding of humanity will be forever altered

Nov 23, 2012, 11:12 AM

Life does go on as made sparkling clear by my Facebook and Twitter feeds. Between the posts about missiles falling and where, Israeli Air Force strikes, meetings with UN officials and heads of state, and images of children running...

Nov 21, 2012, 8:19 PM

Don’t Put Gaza in Time Out

I've spent the last few days painting in my kitchen and listening to the radio. They're playing requests all day long from southern residents which turns out to be a pretty good mix. And sporadically throughout the day you...

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About Me

Susie Lubell is a self-taught artist and illustrator whose paintings feature vibrant folk imagery coupled with verse from Jewish liturgy. Her work has been included in galleries and private collections in North America, Europe and Asia including the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital of Stanford University which hosts her entire collection of watercolor animal illustrations. Susie has a long and complicated relationship with Israel and made Aliya for the second time in 2011 after ten years in California. She's hoping it sticks this time.