December 2009
3 posts
Let Them Eat Cake
I’ve been a devoted Francophile since the age of 12, so I was delighted when it became apparent that my daughter Kate, now 14, is following along in my footsteps. French is her favorite subject at school, and together we swoon over French food, clothes, shoes and chocolate. It has been my dream to take her to Paris to sample la vie française first hand but malheursement, our finances dictated...
CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY
Throughout my childhood, being Jewish was defined in terms of what we did not do: go to church, wear a cross, celebrate Christmas or Easter. None of this was unusual: of course Jews don’t do these things. But for most Jewish families, at least the ones I knew as a child, such negatives were balanced by the positive things they did do: attend Hebrew school, celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs, observe...