Mark Torres: “Long Island Migrant Labor Camps:Dust for Blood”

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Labor and employment attorney Mark A. Torres, tells the true and shameful story about the scores of migrant farm labor camps in Suffolk County that housed hundreds of migrant workers on the North Fork and other of Long Island’s east end towns and villages between 1943 and 2000.  The book chronicles the many aspects of this dark history including the human suffering of the camps’ inhabitants; the cause and effect of these camps; and the factors leading to their eventual decline. (Broadcast on WPKN, July 7, 2021)

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About Hazel

Born to German Jewish refugee physicians in Lahore (now Pakistan, then British India) Hazel has lived, studied and worked in many places–India, England, Australia, Israel and the United States. She makes her home in the woods of the eastern end of Long Island, New York where she produces the art of leafages, the radio sounds of Tidings and writes about growing up Jewish in Lahore. Read more about Hazel…

About Leafages

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Leafages by Hazel Kahan are made from real leaves, vines and tendrils interwoven with calligraphy, decorative pen and ink flourishes and imaginary Latin botanical names. Leafages contain a philosophical or inspirational thought, quotation or verse from sages, poets or religious texts. Some leafages are specially created for an individual, a couple or a family with words or leaves reflecting their personal narrative. They are available on the Leafages shop on Etsy although the supply is low right now, all my energies having been absorbed by the book I’ve been writing. Do come back soon when the shop will be full of new leafage abundance or contact me.

Hazel Kahan