Eleanor Berman

Eleanor Berman (she/her) is a Communications Associate at the Heller Museum. She is a widely published freelance writer and the author of 12 books focusing on travel, family, and women’s interests.

Art. Ruth Schreiber's bronze and glass sculpture, Against the Evil Eye

Arts and Culture

Magical Thinking: Superstitions and Other Persistent Notions

Eleanor Berman

August 3, 2022

Whether it is a lucky bracelet or a hamsa keychain amulet, superstitions believed to bring good fortune or ward off the bad are almost universal.