Nili’s Acting Class is doing two poems of mine for the June 6th launch of the Hebrew book about household objects.  Nili and I mention that since the book came out in September the significance of things has changed, the meaning of objects has changed for us, and the students immediately change gear.  At first it was a humorous poem about leaving a note for the burglar about the value of the household effects, but their understanding of the loss endured by our lack of watchfulness permeates their interpretation of the poem.   

I would say these students are particularly perceptive, but it isn’t that.  There is no one who doesn’t translate everything that happens to the massacre.

But when the students at Columbia say that there will be 10000 October 7ths, I think of the difference in their knowlesge and education about this situation.  Not that I think that Nili’s students are smarter or more politically wise, but we have gone through much more.