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    DJ Grant

    B.A. English, Emphasis Literature, The University of British Columbia Writer - Holocaust Historian - Artist
    OC, CA, United States

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    Books

    Selected work (36 publications)

    Wishbone Words, 2024
    S for SurvivorS for Survivor: My article about the stigma of being a suicide attempt survivor, edited and reprinted here. Original published on The Mighty.
    Essay
    mental health
    despair
    hope
    depression
    Suicide
    healing
    non-fiction
    suicidal ideation
    Cat Eye Press, 2024
    Sweet and Sour Hot Dogs and Meatballs"Sweet and Sour Hot Dogs and Meatballs" - My family favorite recipe from my 90-year-old Aunt Rickie is included in this cookbook and short story anthology: Cursed Cooking: A Horror Community Cookbook and Food Horror Anthology
    Fiction
    short story
    recipe
    The Nelligan Review, 2024
    On Charlottesville: God Keep Us (In Memory of Heather Heyer)"On Charlottesville: God Keep Us (In Memory of Heather Heyer)" (my poem) Excerpt of my poem published in "FUCK TRUMP"-themed issue of The Nelligan Review
    poetry
    election
    trump
    2024 election
    political discourse
    politics
    democracy
    Local Gems Press, 2024
    A Golden Hell"A Golden Hell" - my poem written in 1988 at age fifteen is included in this anthology: Ghosts, Echoes and Shadows: Poems & Stories for the Halloween Season
    poetry
    Short Story
    Anthology
    ghosts
    halloween

    Links

    Today we recognize Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month at The Las Vegas Welcome SignFeatured in Instagram story by Clark County, NV, as Founder/Director of The Echo Seven Project, as we illuminate The Las Vegas Welcome Sign in pink & blue for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Thursday, October 10, 2024 Las Vegas, NV, USA
    Featured in 50th Anniversary Social Media Campaign by Bet Tzedek Legal ServicesFeatured for work in Holocaust Reparations in social media (X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) posts by Bet Tzedek Legal Services as part of their 50th anniversary celebration campaign. 11 July 2024
    The Rise of ‘Divorce Rings’ and the Unique Stories Behind ThemInterview subject for article by journalist Lynsey Free Published: 21 May 2024
    In Her BonesPoem shared by journalist Alan Locher on his Twitter/Facebook channels (14 May 2024) in preparation for Daytime Stands Up to Cancer Fundraiser on 16 May 2024. 14 May 2024
    "Today We Honor Isaac Leijdesdorff"Provided research support for Head Researcher, Bernolf Kramer, re: Memorial Post for Isaac Leijdesdorff on Stichting-Sobibor social media accounts. Leijdesdorff was murdered in the Sobibor Extermination Camp on 23 July 1943. POSTED: 9 Sept 2023
    ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign lit pink and blue for National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day'News Featurette (video), 8 News NOW Las Vegas: Video news featurette about me and my work in Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness through my awareness group, The Echo Seven Project 14 October 2021
    ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign lit pink and blue for National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance DayArticle featuring my work in Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness through my awareness group, The Echo Seven Project 14 October 2021
    Interview Subject on "Today in LA" Morning Show, re: Holocaust ReparationsFeatured Interview Subject on live morning show, "Today in LA," regarding my work in Holocaust Reparations. KNBC, Los Angeles, 25 April 2001
    Holocaust Reparations Paralegal Goes the Extra MileSubject of Feature Article in Legal Assistant Today magazine about my work in Holocaust Reparations. Article available upon request Sept-Oct 2001
    Dan Rather ReportingMentioned by reporter Dan Rather in his national radio news broadcast for my work in Holocaust Reparations Copy of text available by request WCBS-AM, New York
    Payment for the Holocaust Subject of feature article in Los Angeles Times re: my work in the field of Holocaust Reparations 30 March 2021
    Marion's Triumph: Surviving History's NightmareFunctioned as Historical Consultant 2003
    A Concise Art Journey From the Proto-renaissance to the 19th CenturyFunctioned as an editor for new version of text for author, Irini Vallera-Rickerson 2015
    The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War Acknowledged as Lisa Grant, Researcher Functioned as Research Assistant to author Carol Matas 2001
    Friedl Dicker-Brandeis: Vienna 1898- Auschwitz 1944Acknowledged as Staff Researcher, Simon Wiesenthal Center. Functioned as a Staff Researcher while employed at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, utilizing their archives and resources to create subject's biographical profile 2001
    Psychological and Medical Effects of Concentration Camps and Related Persecutions on Survivors of the HolocaustAcknowledged as Lisa Michelle Freeman, Researcher. Functioned as Research Assistant to author, Dr. Robert Krell, while an undergraduate at The University of British Columbia 1997

    Services

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    Holocaust HistorianAccomplished Holocaust Historian available for research, fact-checking, sensitivity reading. Specializations: Anne Frank; Reparations
    writing
    reading
    betareader
    historical
    research
    Holocaust