Month: October 2023

When I was a teenager, the two most important adult role models who were not my parents were a former WWII soldier in the German army named Kurt and a concentration camp survivor named Saul. I met Kurt when I was a child, and he was older than my parents, closer to my grandparents’ age. … Read more

When I was a teenager, I had a pet mouse. I enjoyed holding it in my hand and walking around the house with it. Pretty soon I was leaving the house with the mouse. Eventually I started carrying it with me around the neighborhood, even on the public bus. Believe me, you can learn a … Read more