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#37 Pictures
"I love to take pictures. In fact, over the past 50 years, I have never gone on a trip or to a 'special occasion' [...] without my camera. If my friends or family are there, or someone else’s friends or family, I am there taking pictures."
Health
"It is June, 2007 and I am 79 1/2 years old. I have been writing my memoirs for several years, on and off, and I have touched on many facets of my life [...] But I woke up this morning with 'health' on my mind..."
#35 My Mother's Story
"Ever since my mother died, I have been thinking about, and telling people, what a remarkable woman my mother was."
#39 Poetry
"This may be a bit premature, but I am writing this as the introduction to the section of my memoirs containing the scores of poems I have written over the years. "
#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.'"
#42 Gambling
"When we were kids, we were always gambling."
Shopping for Clothes
"When you are a pre-teen, it goes without saying that your parents buy your clothes for you."
I'm Sticking to the Union
"I recently read an excellent piece by Elaine Bernard of Harvard’s Labor and Worklife Program in the Fall 2008 issue of DSA’s Democratic Left."