Passover With Two Who Escaped
There was a time when I went to a lovely Passover dinner each year. They were at the home of Hank and Judy, both refuges from the disasters of WWII. Hank was sponsored by a relative in Chicago and came from Germany as a child. Judy actually survived internment as a baby and came from the Netherlands.
My favorite thing was that stuff with wine and nuts that you spread on matzos. And the flourless chocolate cake.
And, of course, the Jews getting out of Egypt.
Obits
Toni Morrison got the attention she deserved. So did Kobe Bryant. Now, the obits are leaving me careening from one to another without time to pay attention. At year’s end the New York Time publishes “The Lives They Lived”, a selection of stories of the famous and obscure. At the Academy Awards there is a moment of screen time to remember their own. How will we do justice to the 2020 toll? So many will slip away.
The Earth Pipes Up — Update
Himalayas are visible for the first time in 30 years as pollution levels drop in India.
Bernie
My friends know that Bernie is my guy. The virus exposed how right he is — especially about health care and working conditions today. Thanks June, John and Bonnie for feeling sad with me yesterday.
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