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Memories Do Not Burn, A Memoir
Bringing Hope and Resilience to Children of War
By Judith JenyA
Dodging a bullet in besieged Sarajevo, fighting hatred and prejudice, and consoling a troubled teen victim of wartime rape are among the incidents recounted in this inspiring story of one woman’s work to help children of war and violence.
Judith Jenya is the recipient of many awards for her groundbreaking work on peace and healing. She recounts the fascinating stories of what it took to start, fund, and organize Global Children’s organization and create summer camps bringing together children from opposing sides during the war in a country she had only visited once.
Judith shares her joys and triumphs as well as some of the many obstacles and roadblocks, both literal and metaphoric, she worked through.
She developed resilience in traumatized children and in herself. Her quest to bring Tikkun Olam, repair of the world, to the youngest victims of war and violence in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, and Los Angeles is recounted with humor, compassion, and poignancy.
She was a pioneer in creating opportunities for volunteer tourism and helped hundreds of volunteers have a life-changing experience through volunteering at the summer camps she created. She brought hope to the over 1600 children who attended her camps. She describes arranging adoptions in Russia, being an ‘accidental expert in Albania,” and working as a consultant in Jordan and Kosovo.
NOTE: A portion of the proceeds from book sales will be donated to Voices of Children Charitable Foundation, an NGO now helping children in the Ukraine war.
Aroma of two pueblos | Aroma de dos publos
By Judith Jenya & Eugenia Yllades
Aroma of Two Pueblos is a vibrant celebration of San Miguel de Allene and Guanajauto, both colonial cities in central Mexico. Judith Jenya shares joys, insights, and vignettes from the perspective of an ex-pat living and loving anew in San Miguel. Eugenia Yllades writes from her appreciation of being from a many-generation Mexican family living in Guanajuato. Both poets are also visual artists, and their poetry is filled with striking images and textures of each place. This is a bilingual edition. The original text faces a page with the corresponding translation.
solamente en San Miguel - a Literary celebration
featuring poetry By Judith Jenya
Solamente en San Miguel: A Literary Celebration Volume III offers a dazzling array of short stories, poetry, and personal essays by fifty authors. From tales of a secret tunnel beneath San Miguel, a calamitous train ride through northern Mexico, or a humorous nine-year quest to gain Mexican citizenship to poetry and essays about learning to cook Mexican-style, exploring Mexican-American identity, or saying an exuberant Yes! to the delicious adventure of life in San Miguel, this collection invites you to travel with her writers, and discover the enchantment of Mexico for yourself.
Maui writers ink - supernatural tales
featuring poetry By Judith Jenya
Hawaii has always offered a unique perspective on life and death entwined with legend and lore. These Supernatural Tales might frighten you or perhaps enlighten you, but most certainly, they will entertain you. Contained within are thirty-one creative stories by ten authors, all either full- or part-time residents of Maui, who offer their “supernatural” works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. It’s sure to become your favorite read on the beach, during your commute, plane trip, or while enjoying your evening nightcap.
