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Returning to Brussels, the City That Saved My Life 70 Years Ago

Posted on April 29, 2015 by

My family has always traveled on its stomach. So it was no surprise that when in March 2015 I took my granddaughter, Branching editor Naomi, to revisit my Belgian roots, we would eat well. Our culinary exploits started well. After … Continue reading →

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The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Being Polyglot

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

In April 2014 my husband and I decided to vacation in France. We spent a few days in Paris, visited with some friends in Normandy and then boated up the Rhône and Saone in the Buri, owned by Viking River … Continue reading →

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At the Mercy of Strangers: The Book That Keeps Giving

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

Like many teenagers, I kept a diary. In flowery prose I bemoaned my unrequited love for an older married man. I cherished leftist views of the world and a bombastic philosophy to match. I saw myself as a useless bystander … Continue reading →

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A Sentimental Trip to the Holy Land

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

To celebrate spring and, with some delay, the completion of my Rockefeller opus, husband Ernest and I decided to visit our past: Israel and Paris, both in their various ways engulfed by conflict. It was an emotion-laden trip for my … Continue reading →

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