a reincarnation of the biblical Amalek. Gershom has appeared on several TV programs in connection with his reincarnation work, including Sightings and Unexplained Mysteries. The Duluth, Minnesota, PBS station, WDSE, also featured him on their Venture North news magazine show, in connection with his philosophy on gardening and Jewish spirituality. He appears in the 2007 documentary film, A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World, directed by Lionel Friedberg for the Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA). Although he is best known for his books on reincarnation, Gershom is also a life-long pacifist and peace activist, who has written many articles on Judaism and non-violence, later collected into an anthology entitled, Eight Candles of Consciousness. He was active in the peace movement in Minneapolis during the 1980s, and publicly protested against the policies of Meir Kahane.<ref>cf. "Cuts off Payos to Protest Kahane", American Jewish World, May 26, 1985, and "The Payos Cutting – one Year Later", American Jewish World, January 30, 1986</ref> He is also a supporter of gay rights, basing his stance on equal rights under the law, rather than theology. He graduated from Mankato State University in 1975, with a Bachelor of Science degree in German language and Native American Studies. Publications On reincarnation:Beyond the Ashes: Cases of Reincarnation from the Holocaust, A.R.E. Press, 1992. ()From Ashes to Healing: Mystical Encounters with the Holocaust, A.R.E. Press, 1996. ()Jewish Tales of Reincarnation, Jason Aronson, Inc., 2000. ()Are Holocaust Victims Returning?, ebook anthology of articles on reincarnation reprinted from various periodicals, 2007. On other topics49 Gates of Light: Kabbalistic Meditations for Counting the Omer, Crown Point Enterprises, Minneapolis, 1987, reprinted as 49 Gates of Light: a course in kabbalah, Lulu Press, Inc., 2010. "Shamanism in the Jewish Tradition", included in Nicholson, Shirley (ed.), Shamanism: An Expanded View of Reality, Quest Books, Wheaton, Illinois, 1996. "The Peace Stone" included in Seeing the Light: Personal Encounters with the Middle East and Islam, Curtis, Richard H. and McMahon, Janet (eds.), American Educational Trust, Washington, D. C., 1997.Eight Candles of Consciousness: Essays on Jewish Non-Violence, Lulu Press, Inc., Raleigh, N. C., 2009. ()Jewish Themes in Star Trek, Lulu Press, Inc., Raleigh, N. C., 2009. () Two dialogues with him on animal rights issues in Judaism ("Raising Holy Sparks: Hasidic Thought and Vegetarianism", and "A Dialogue on Nature Deficit Disorder") are included in Who Stole My Religion?: Revitalizing Judaism and Applying Jewish