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Jews in the D
signatures.
“Trump’
s is very angular; he
doesn’
t back off from confron-
tation; he probably even likes
it. He’
s tough.
”
Lazewnik has many unusu-
al anecdotes. Once, some
handwritten nasty graffiti was
discovered in the bathroom
stalls in a Jewish day school.
Lazewnik was called in to find
the culprit. “It’
s not always
easy with little kids, but after
carefully studying handwrit-
ing samples of some possible
students, I figured out who did
it. I told the principal, ‘
I’
ll only
tell you who did it if you deal
with him gently because he’
s
not a bad kid.
’
” Turned out the
kid was the oldest in a large
family and had been feeling
neglected.
Lazewnik was also in touch
with Hawaiian graphologist
Kimon Iannetta and helped
her write some of the biogra-
phies of criminals in her book,
Danger Between the Lines:
A Reference Manual for the
Profiling of Violent Behavior.
Lazewnik has studied hand-
writing samples of offenders
in the prison system. “You can
see the violence in their writ-
ings; it’
s frightening,
” he said.
These days, Lazewnik still
occasionally analyzes hand-
writing samples and charges
$100 for his time. He sees
couples who are planning to
get married. Some people have
asked him to even analyze the
prospective parents-in-law’
s
handwriting in the hope of
warding off future conflict!
In such cases, he points out
where people are similar and
where there may be differ-
ences in personality. Clients
decide what to do with that
information.
“Opposites usually do bet-
ter — if they can respect each
other,
” Lazewnik said. “It’
s
always more helpful in terms
of growth when there are dif-
ferences between people.
”
Analyzing A
Sample Letter
JN Contributing Writer Rochel
Burstyn gave Rabbi Baruch
Lazewnik a sample of her
handwriting and a quick
sketch of a tree.
His analysis: “Note the clear
spacing between the words
and lines – this suggests the
writer is an organized person.
“Sometimes when people
write, their letters are
connected to the next letter
in words. Here, for example,
you can see the simplified and
efficient connection of the ‘
r’
and ‘
e’
in the word ‘
here’
in
the last line. This can indicate
a quick, efficient and common-
sense approach to life. There’
s
not much wasted energy here.
“Graphologists also analyze
drawings of trees. Both the
writing and tree drawing are
smallish, which suggests this
person does not relish
being in the spotlight.
“This particular tree is pretty
and garnished with flowers,
suggesting that the person has
an appreciation for aesthetics.
Lack of branches and empty
space can mean that the
writer has lots of potential to
sprout new creations.
“Like the handwriting, the
tree drawing is balanced and
proportional. This person is
reasonable, mostly agreeable
and consistent.”
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