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...And Remains a Cow
"My mother had an expression which struck me as a meanspirited put-down, but rather accurate: In Yiddish: 'A kee gayt tzum Kiev, un kimt fun Kiev, un blaybt a kee.'"
#41 What's in a Name
"Imagine my surprise when I picked up the paper some time ago to learn that Jacob is the most popular boy’s name in the U.S."
Dora Looks at Civil Rights
"It is so easy to forget events in one’s life."
Horseracing
"American Pharoah won the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. Mazel Tov!"
How I Have Been Outsmarting Everybody
"Some time ago, I wrote a piece that I called 'We Are Outliving Our Bodies.'"
Khanike Stories
"I am pleased that my khaverim at the New England Jewish Labor Committee, the Yidisher Arbeter Comitet, are sharing Khanike stories on line."
Laundry Workers Union Education Director
"I have previously written about my six years at the Jewish Labor Committee (1956-62), and the move to Washington DC in December 1964 to be the Education Director of AFSCME."
My Career at AFSCME
I was rummaging through my files today (February 16, 2009) and came across a folder labeled AFSCME.
My Life as a Writer
"As I write these pieces, surveying my life, it occurred to me to look back on my life as a writer. "
They Have to Have It
"These days, you can’t pick up a newspaper without coming across a story about some sexual transgression on the part of a prominent political figure."