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Posts published by “Larry Bensky”

Emergency!

I was waiting, weak but not in pain, through seven hours, with no foreseeable outcome. My symptoms had been puzzling: feeling hot when it was…

Nixon’s White Cat

It was the winter of 1956. The Vice President of the United States, Richard Nixon, was trying to convince voters that he would be a…

My Uncle’s War

In my childhood, I was surrounded by evidence that there was something very important going on. Down half a block and around the corner a…

Say What?

Say what, and to whom, and why? Such are the questions being asked these days by those who want to say something. And those questioning…

Past Places

Mews Flat, London. Semi-deserted Hostel, Belle-Isle, France. Environmentally “correct” B & B, Vermont. Converted Castle, Vallo de Nera, Italy. Hillside room, Molyvos, Greece. Small apartment,…

Food? Cooking!

I first tasted food in the crowded but livable Brooklyn neighborhood where my parents rented a small, dark one-bedroom apartment. My mother didn’t have to…

Marching

Marching for a cause was hardly an innovation in this country by the time the now historic August 1963 March on Washington took place. There…

Synagogue

My first visit as a would be worshipper to a synagogue in about 75 years took place last Saturday. The visit was inspired by a…

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