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Gearing up for summer teaching


Time is going by fast and the start of my course is approaching. I think I’m about ready. This time around there are fourteen people who’ve registered from a variety of locales including Colorado, Alaska, New York, Oregon, the Chicago area, and Champaign-Urbana. As always it’ll be intense, but fun. I [...]

1970


The year 1970 is permanently engraved in my memory. Lots of things happened that year that irrevocably changed my family and those things still have an impact on me today.
In July 1970 I had my third birthday.
That same year, my paternal grandfather, Grandpa Oberg, died. I don’t remember him unfortunately, but I have [...]

Kindertransport


My thoughts today turn to an acquaintance who is very gravely ill and may not live much longer. Her name is Ines and she has a twin sister, Eva. I’ve known them all my life and also known that they have a rather interesting, and tragic, history. You see, they are survivors [...]