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"What do you do when you discover foreign relatives you never knew you had?"

"I always liked the line from Moliere’s Bourgois Gentilhomme (?) where he discovers that he is speaking prose. This came to mind as David is working on a paper about Jews and blacks and Italians in New York and other urban centers. What David is…

"When I was a kid in the ‘30s, one of my favorite activities, along with my friends on Fox Street, was identifying famous Jews."

"My friend Phil suggested that, when we have our next Reading Out Loud, we discuss 'Judaism, Our Children and Us.'"

"When I was growing up, the concept of a Jewish State was a dream."

"In August 1997, my son David and I traveled to Eastern Romania and Kishinev in Moldova."

"I am pleased that my khaverim at the New England Jewish Labor Committee, the Yidisher Arbeter Comitet, are sharing Khanike stories on line."

"As I write my story, it is clear that I am dependent on memory."

"Pesach—Passover—is a very special time of year. And it is supposed to be even more special for children."

"I clearly inherited my sense of Jewishness from my mother. "