My dad then said I should learn about the Nazi Holocaust. He saw that survivors were start - ing to fade, and their stories should be told. My son is sitting with me as I write this, and he just asked me; WHY did he say that. Then, he re- minded me what I told him years prior, that I don’t ask WHY, I ask HOW. This is important because if you ask WHY, you can go in circles, but if you focus on HOW, you become a crafts- man, and if you’re good, an artist. I have always wanted to be an artist. So did Michelangelo. So, I wrote the book. It is called The Horse Ad - jutant. It is the story of Leon Schagrin, a Nazi Holocaust survivor. This book taught me how to write. Leon and I did a lecture on Jan. 27th, 2023, the 78th Anniversary of his liberation from Auschwitz. It was a profound feeling. Since the writing of this book, I find myself writ - ing every day while still making lots of art. My father passed away, and I took eight years to write his biography. I dedicated two hours every morning to the task. He was Sun Sentinel Busi - nessman of the Year in 2012 for Broward Coun - ty (Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida). In writing his story, I firmly grounded myself. We are an extension of our history. My next step is to take his biography and, with the aid of artificial intel - ligence, to talk to my books. I have also written the Catalog Raisonne of my art, documenting every single piece of art I have ever done, currently in 17 volumes. I just released the 2022 volume a few weeks ago. This is a remarkable achievement and won’t be completed until I pass away. I have no clue who will write the final volume, but I have four kids, and they are all artists; they will have to figure it out.
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