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Category Archives: Gershon Hepner
Dr. Gershon Hepner Comes Home
After serving time for his second felony conviction, Gershon Hepner has returned home to Pico-Robertson.
Rabbi Marc Schneier Splits From His Fourth Wife
I broke this story May 26. Today the New York Post reports: Respected Rabbi Marc Schneier has split from his fourth wife and is now spending time with a younger woman. A source tells us the rabbi and wife Tobi … Continue reading
Dr. Gershon Hepner Back In Prison
This is his second felony conviction. The Pico-Robertson resident went back to prison about three months ago. He’ll be away for a few years. Rabbi Steven Weil of Beth Jacob wrote a letter in 2005 pleading for Dr. Hepner to … Continue reading
Medicine’s Loss Is Poetry’s Gain
On PoemHunter.com, Dr. Gershon Hepner (born May 5, 1938 in Leipzig, Germany, and has lived in LA for 30 years) writes: "I am a physician educated in England and living in LA. I am married to a brilliant poet, Linda, … Continue reading
Ends And Means
Here are some new poems and commentary by my new friend (we’ve never met in person, only by email) Dr. Gershon Hepner: Ends and Means The ends may justify the means providing you achieve your ends, but don’t expect to … Continue reading
Holocaust Survivor Gershon Walter Hepner – Poet, Physician, Scholar
On PoemHunter.com, Dr. Hepner (born May 5, 1938 in Leipzig, Germany, and has lived in LA for 30 years) writes: "I am a physician educated in England and living in LA. I am married to a brilliant poet, Linda, and … Continue reading
Gershon Hepner’s New Book
Anon writes: About the time Dr. Gershon Hepner returned to prison life, his new book of Torah commentary was published (Legal Friction: Law, Narrative, and Identity Politics in Biblical Israel). In this book, he takes many stands that would qualify … Continue reading →