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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.'"
#26 Irving Howe
"I feel that I have known Irving Howe all my life, although I may have been in the same room with him five times and exchanged no more than a few sentences with him each time."
A Monument for my Parents
"My father died June 30, 1931. I was 3½ years old."
Accents
"Growing up, I was aware that different people spoke differently."
An Evening with Theo Bikel
"When I first heard that there was going to be an evening with Theo Bickel, I pictured a group of people in a large living room noshing, drinking and schmoozing with the great singer and actor."
Curses
"Something upset me the other day, and I automatically responded with a curse."
Family - A first draft
"I was born in the Bronx in December 1927 to a mother who had come from Vaslui, Romania and a father who had come from Kishinev, Bessarabia which was part of Russia."
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."
Memories of My Mother
"My mother died 63 years ago today, March 12, 1951."
Memories of My Mother
"I am 88 years old. My mother died at 62."
Revised draft of "Memories of My Mother" (2014)
Revised draft of "Memories of My Mother" (2014)