I’ve become suddenly aware that Ezi’s continued need for isolation – shingles and all – has given me the opportunity to be missed by my family.  I don’t dare see them but I can make them long for me, right?  So that by my birthday they’ll all be looking for a way to make me especially happy.  That in itself thrills me.

But you realize of course that all these zooms have given me opportunities to see the world and see my friends in ways that probably never would have existed for me before.  Just think.  Last week Beit Levick launched my Yiddish book  that you can click on here and will be talking about it with Ben Gurion University on February 7.  You can register here for it

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There’s another talk by me in April, but that’s far off.

And even sooner, I’ll be talking with Nessa Rapoport and Mattie Kahn on Tuesday, the 25th. click here to register.  

it doesn’t take the place of grandchildren, but it is heartwarming.  

The event with Nessa and Mattie should be particularly interesting –