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Thoughts Prompted by the Fact That Today is December 22
"There is a spiritual which begins, 'Woke up this morning with my mind on freedom.' Well, I woke up this morning with my mind on the fact that this would have been our 56th wedding anniversary if Sylvia and I were still married."
#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."
Yiddish and Me
"Vos ken ich zugn fun Yidish? What can I say about Yiddish? "
...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.'"
Through My Eyes A Brief History of the JLC
"I cannot describe the joy I feel in seeing so many young people in the Boston area committed to the Jewish Labor Committee, and to its role as a bridge between the labor movement and the Jewish community."
My Career at AFSCME
I was rummaging through my files today (February 16, 2009) and came across a folder labeled AFSCME.
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."
Dora Looks at Civil Rights
"It is so easy to forget events in one’s life."
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."