Idaho Springs Literary Festival

Joanne Greenberg just celebrated her 92nd birthday on Sept. 24th. She said it was one of the best birthdays she’s ever had. One of her acts of celebration was going for a motorcycle ride with her Rabbi. Imagine cruising down one of those twelve-percent-grade Colorado switchbacks on a motorcycle at 92 years old. Another celebration

My Quiet Fight For Home Book Released.

When Albert Greenberg started out as Colorado’s first rehabilitation counselor for the Deaf, he had as two of his early clients, Johnnie Calderone and Saundra Scott. They forged a relationship beyond the department, and Johnnie worked with Albert as he struggled to learn American Sign Language. Albert, in turn, brought what he was learning home

Gallery

Welcome to our Gallery page. Many of the pictures on this page were taken from newspaper articles. Others were taken by Albert Greenberg, and some were taken by BitcoDavid, our site’s designer and admin. In addition to a lifetime of writing, Joanne Greenberg has contributed to her community of Lookout Mountain, Colorado, by teaching elementary

Thirteen Years with Fire-Rescue

When I started at Lookout Mountain Fire Department and later Idledale Rescue, almost all the services that did that work were volunteer. Like many volunteers, I fell backward into the job. The work is smelly, dirty, sometimes dangerous, and full of sudden calls, which wipe out planning the rest of one’s life. I loved it.

My Books

Welcome to the My Books page. My newest, On the Run, is a memoir of the thirteen years I spent as a volunteer firefighter and EMT, serving on Colorado’s most dangerous mountain roads and Interstate highways. I was one of the first women in America to join a firefighting team. It was published by McMania

About Me

Joanne Greenberg is an American author born September 24, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York. She was an adjunct instructor of anthropology at the Colorado School of Mines, an elementary school teacher, and a volunteer with the Lookout Mountain Fire Department and the Highland Rescue Team. Ms. Greenberg is best known for the classic novel I