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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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