Welcome! I am an award winning journalist and photographer, crisis communication consultant and social media and marketing guru. I’ve covered everything from travel to technology to terrorism for outlets like CNN, CBS, Fox News Channel New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Toronto Star and more.
From Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates to Olympic Gold Medalist’s Dara Torres and Jason Lezak, everyone has an inspiring story…. Click on the story to check them out!
- Wall Street Journal- Arizona Lawn Signs Point Towards a 2024 Trump Victory
- Wall Street Journal– A Jewish Renewal at a Christian Wedding
- Independent UK– ‘Trump is Running Again- It’s Unreal’ Capitol Police Know where they Stand Now.
- Independent UK– In Arizona it is clear what turned voters against Kari Lake- Will She Accept it?
- Insider– I don’t limit how much sugar my 7 year old eats- In Turn He barely Eats Any.
- Yahoo News- I don’t limit how much sugar my 7 year old eats- In Turn He barely Eats Any
- USA Today- I Keep Pictures of my Son off the Internet. Parents, be Careful with your Child’s Privacy
- MSN- I keep Pictures of my Son off the Internet, Parents, be Careful with your Child’s Privacy
- Yahoo News- I Stopped Using my Phone for 24 Hours
- Insider- I Stopped Using my Phone for 24 Hours- It Made me Feel Relaxed and More Present as a Parent
- Independent UK- In Arizona it is not Looking Great for Republicans
- Independent Uk- The Overturn of Roe vs Wade is an attack on Jewish Women’s Rights and Freedom of Religion
- Independent UK- Even if you are Pregnant by Choice and want your baby, Roe being overturned could destroy your life
- Independent UK- Arizona and California have been transformed by Climate Change- Now we face some tough decisions
- The NY Daily News- When I Really Met my Mother
- Wall Street Journal- The Kippah’s on the Yeshiva University Basketball Court
- Wall Street Journal- The Garbage Man Became Our Superhero
- Independent UK- Inside the Miami Condo Collapse search and rescue operation
- Independent UK- From Westboro Baptist Church to Israel-Palestine: What changes people’s views
- Wall Street Journal- AIRBNB once a nuisance is now an attractive investment
- Wall Street Journal – Has Trump turned Arizona blue?
- Independent UK- Why the Capitol Police acted the way they did- according to themselves.
- Independent UK I worked on a pandemic response team before Covid-19. We had a plan. Then everything fell apart.
- Independent UK- What on earth has the Arizona Republican Party become?
- Independent UK- Arizona has turned Blue and Trump only has himself to blame
- Independent UK- Arizona is About to Turn Blue and the Reason is John McCain
- CNN- PANDEMIC BLUES- Crush it with Creativity
- CNN- Activities to keep preschoolers learning during a pandemic
- NEXT AVENUE- Finding Wisdom in Resilience
- Wall Street Journal- Stay-at-Home Moms are Ready for Covid-19
- Parentmap- How to Survive Travel with Little Ones
- KPNX PHOENIX– ARIZONA 12News.com Interview of Masada Siegel regarding AirBnB/Short Term Rentals
- Wall Street Journal – The AirBNB Hotel Next Door
- Radio Interview- Our American Network- “The Blessing of Rejection”
- OZY – When Elizabeth Warren Kindly Ignored that I Smelled like Vomit
- Wall Street Journal- What I Learned on Safari- Ignore the Fine Print
- Wall Street Journal- Scandal Brings USC into the Elite Ranks
- Wall Street Journal- Behind the Scenes at the Vatican
- Wall Street Journal- The Joy of Traveling Alone
- Wall Street Journal – A Hostage Negotiator’s Lesson in Listening
- Wall Street Journal – The Blessing of Rejection
- Wall Street Journal–Watch Your Kids, Not Your Phone
- Wall Street Journal- A Syrian Ends Up at a Seder
- The Forward – Visiting Israel with Kids- A Survival Guide
- Traveling Boy Holiday Gift Guide
- Traveling Boy- How to Turn Your Kids into Travel Detectives
- OZY- My Night with Ray Charles
- Yahoo Lifestyles- 9 Retro Toys Your Kids Will Love as Much as I Did
- MSN – Please Don’t Post My Kids Picture on Your Social Media
- Real Simple Magazine- 9 Retro Toys Your Kids will Love as Much as I Did.
- Real Simple Magazine- Please Don’t Post My Kids Picture on Your Social Media
- Real Simple Magazine- Why I Never Post Photos of my Child- Ever
- Real Simple Magazine- The No-Fail Plan for Avoiding Toddler Meltdowns when you Travel
- Traveling Boy – Essential Items When Traveling with Young Kids
- Traveling Boy – Terrific Travel Toys 2018
- Traveling Boy – Best Travel Bags for Moms
- Parentmap- 7 Fertility Boosters For Older Women
- JI Vancouver Traveling with Young Kids
- Independent Traveler- Where to Stay in Russia
- Independent Traveler – Ten Best Russian Experiences
- Independent Traveler- Getting Around Russia
- Company Profiles- Phoenix Business Journal
- Top Tech Awards-Salt River Project- Phoenix Business Journal 2015
- Top Tech Awards- Phoenix Business Journal 2015
- Tech Awards- Choice Hotels- Phoenix Business Journal 2015
- Tech Awards- Phoenix Business Journal May 2015
- Travel: Finding Beauty on Travels
- Travel: A Curacao Adventure to Start
- AZJL Magazine: Israel Travel for Teens
- Phoenix Business Journal- Best Places to Work
- Times of Israel- Who is the Real Enemy?
- AZJL Magazine- Staycations: Focus on Arizona
- AZJL Magazine: Holocaust Survivor teaches Positive Thinking
- Phoenix Business Journal- The Sky is the Limit 2014
- Phoenix Business Journal- Profile in Leadership 2014
- AZJL Magazine Staycations: Find Adventure & Contentment Close to Home June 2014
- USA TODAY- Travel- Rome, Italy
- Phoenix Business Journal- Healthiest Employees 2014
- Toronto Star- Asia Travel: Two Ways to See the Wonders of Hong Kong
- Phoenix Business Journal- Profile: Sara Dial 2014
- Toronto Star-Romantic Destination Weddings – Scottsdale, Hawaii, Scotland….
- Toronto Star- Tel- Aviv Features Awesome Beaches, Great Shopping and Top-Notch Nightlife
- Toronto Star: USA Travel- Conquering Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier all part of mother-daughter adventure trek 2012
- Toronto Star— Whistler B.C. combines summer scenery and friendly folk 2012
- AZJL Magazine: Singles & Travel- Paris, Phoenix & Vegas
- Phoenix Business Journal: Newcomers’ paths to ACE top 50 vary 2014
- Phoenix Business Journal The magic of Mentoring 2013
- Phoenix Business Journal- B- Corps
- Phoenix Business Journal 2012 Pg 31- 35
- Phoenix Business Journal: Smart Spaces- Energy efficient buildings in Arizona
- The Daily– No Snow? Then Go 2012
- The Daily- Flowery Prose 2012
- Yahoo News- Scottsdale Fun Club Host Santa and Machine Guns
- Newsweek/The Daily Beast- Jared Loughner’s Path in Hours Before Arizona Shooting
- Newsweek/ The Daily Beast- Loughner’s Parents: Did They Know About His Mental Illness?
- Newsweek/ The Daily Beast- Is Jared Lee Loughner Mentally Ill?
- Newsweek- Jared Lee Loughner’s Mental State
- Incisal Edge Magazine “Call of the Wild” Dec 2011
- SKI Magazine- Summer in Whistler 2011
- Yahoo News- On Camera Story- Looking to Stay Warm- Go to Alaska VIDEO
- Yahoo News- On Camera Story- Denali National Park, Alaska – VIDEO
- Reuters Television- Field Produced/Shot Santa & Machine Gun Story- VIDEO
- ITN Television- Field Produced/Shot Pose with Santa & Machine Guns- VIDEO
- AOL Television- Field Produced/Shot Welcome to Santa’s Gun Club- VIDEO
- Sparkling White- Jerusalem Post, January 2011
- Going Full Circle at Full Tilt- Jerusalem Post, January 2011
- Touching the World- Jerusalem Post Dec 31, 2010
- CBS NEWS.com Terrorism Ripples Still Felt, Decades Later Sept 11, 2010
- The Toronto Star- Journey to an Active Volcano in Japan Dec 16, 2010
- 2010 Jerusalem Post- Get Wild in South Africa
- 2010 San Francisco Chronicle– An Offbeat look at Scottsdale, Arizona
- 2010 New York Times- Israel’s Rules help Figure Skater from Australia
- 2010 New York Times- Tamar Katz is an Olympic Qualifier but Not in Israel’s eyes.
- Jerusalem Post- Olympic Gold Medalist Dara Torres Story
- Jerusalem Post- Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Lezak Story
- Jerusalem Post- Mike Wallace and Me!
Masada has just published her first novel, “Window Dressings” which is available on Amazon. If you like her writing, this book will take you on many adventures. Check out the book reviews Masada has written for other fine authors
The Allepo Codex Maddi Friedman Jacob’s Oath by Martin Fletcher Truth be Told: Hank Phillippi Ryan In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist: Ruchama King Feuerman Fugitive Colors: Lisa Barr Walking Israel: Martin Fletcher
Traveling is fun…. from Skydiving in New Zealand to Feasting in Florence…. there is always a good story to be found…. enjoy
- Sandy Shul and Sloth Sanctuary
- AZJL Magazine Staycations: Find Adventure & Contentment Close to Home June 2014
- AZJL Magazine Change Your Life through Positive Thinking 2014
- AZJL Magazine Singles 2014
- AZJL Magazine Every Marriage has a Special Story 2014
- AZJL Magazine Teens & After School Learning 2014
- AZJL Magazine Fishing for a Date 2013
- AZJL Magazine Playing by the Rules
- Artist- Gerald Siegel- Immeasurable Talent 2012
- The Daily- Brief on the Blooming Desert 2012
- AZJL Magazine Under Lock and Key
- Titanic- Of Love and Principle- Interview with great grandson of Isidor & Ida Straus
- Turning Hatred into Harmony- A Syria Story 2012
- Facing your Fears and learning how to Ski (Vail, Colorado) 2012
- Romantic Destinations 2012
- The Rules Redux 2012
- Be Bold in the New Year 2012
- The Gift of Meaning 2012
- The Magic and Beauty of Paris
- An Unlikely Adventure to Petra, Jordan December 2011
- Florence, Italy 2011- NYC – Jewish Week December 2011
- The Right of Self Defense 2011
- An Unlikely Adventure- Petra, Jordan 2011 CJN- Toronto, Canada
- Incisal Edge Magazine “Call of the Wild” Dec 2011
- Denali National Parking- Traveling Boy Magazine 2011
- From Banter to Blessing- Interviews with Comedians- Larry Miller, Shawn Pelofsky..
- South Florida Parenting Magazine- Gift of Meaning (page 3)
- And He Hunts too- A Dating Story
- An Alaska Story- in the Newspaper- page 61
- An Alaska Trip with Mom
- Gifts with Meaning and Purpose
- An Unlikely Adventure– Petra, Jordan for a Canadian paper
- Ten years later still feeling the Pain- Sept 11 Story- JT Seattle
- September 11- “The Day the World Cried” – Yahoo News 2011
- 9/11 Seen through my Father’s Art– Yahoo 2011
- A September 11 Story- JUF- Chicago 2011
- Hollywood star finds his way to Jewish Alaska
- “Royal” Cruise stops in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia 2011
- Life is Full of Surprises 2011
- Sparkling White- The Jerusalem Post, 2011
- Going Full Circle at Full Tilt- Jerusalem Post, January 2011
- Touching the World- Jerusalem Post Dec 31, 2010
- Jerusalem Post, Captivating Cape Town 2010
- Jerusalem Post, The magic of the Wild Coast, South Africa 2010
- Jerusalem Post, Shanghai, China, 2010
- Jerusalem Post, No Fairies to be Found, Ireland 2010
- Jerusalem Post, 48 Hours in Florence
- The Jerusalem Post, Basel, Switzerland
- Hong Kong Adventures 2010
- Shang-Chai, China 2010
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Traveling Solo in New Zealand
- South Africa Safari
- Skydiving in New Zealand
- Jerusalem Post – Turquoise and Target Practice
Being the fun girl columnist is all about finding meaningful fun stories to make the world a better or funnier place…. take a look… and smile..
- Women’s Health & Mariel Hemmingway Interview 2011
- Comic Sarge and Producer Garry Marshall Interview 2011
- A Voice for all of Israel’s Women 2011
- The Power of Half- Making the World a better place 2011
- Life is Full of Surprises 2011
- Sparkle in the Snow 2011
- A Little Change can go A Long Way 2010
- Important to Focus on the Little Things 2010
- What’s in a Name? 2010
- Ireland 2010
- Adventures in Asia! 2010
- Holocaust Survivor breaks her Silence 2010
- Interview with NBC Correspondent Martin Fletcher 2010
- A Slimmer Healthier New Year
- Wisconsin- Following the dream of Peace 2010
- Size Matters or Does it? Film Festival 2010
- Rockland County, NY Music Festival 2010
- NY- Israeli Film Festival 2010
- Soviet Union Stories…..2010
- World Famous Violinist Vadim Gluzman 2010
- Olympic Hopefuls in Vancouver 2010
- Foil Play- The Aluminum Show 2010
- Yiddish Theater 2010
- Author Maggie Anton- Rashi’s Daughers 2010
- 2010: The year of motivation
- Shang-chai Seattle 2010
- Emerald Green Wonderland, Ireland 2010
- Irish Adventures 2010
- Wild Coast of Africa 2010
- Day of Learning 2010
- Art and Innovation
- A positive beginning
- A day at the spa with Mom
- Energy Healers?
- A Passover ritual: clearing clutter, cleaning house
- Don’t Curse the Darkness, Light a Candle
- September 11, 2001 & the Masterpiece Painting
- A ticket to a faraway land
- Cape Town simply stunning
- An evening with Ugandian Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
- Resistance fighter honoured by Yad Vashem
- Remembering 9/11
- Golf, Aikido and Peacemaking
- Interview with Sandy Hackett
- Israeli Pop Singer- Einat Sarouf
- Discovering new life, new love in Israel
- Adventures from the African bush
- Similaritude
- Jerusalem Post- Mike Wallace and Me!!!!
- Rosh HaShana Ruggaleh!
- Making it off Broadway
- Wedding Gifts- 10 Fabulous Finds
My Generations column- co-written with academy award winner Stephanie Zweig…. who is the author over 14 plus books and translated into 20 plus languages….
- Somewhere in Africa
- Man Plans and God Laughs
- A Conversation between Generations
- Falling out of the Sky
- The Return to Africa
- Koalas and penguins
- Olympic sadness
- Family food festivals
- Election day
- My favorite holiday
- Weekend with Friends
Stories that have been translated into other languages….. enjoy if you can read them!!!