Father’s Day and Not Judging Others

I remember vividly waking up early with my sister, making scrambled eggs for my dad before he and my mom would awake from their sleep. I must have been eight, my sister five. We would take out the eggs, the beater, a glass bowl, lots of spices, and the frying pan. The problem was, we were not ...

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Following in his footsteps

Why is it when I write about Mother's Day, I get all sensitive and mushy? When I think about Father's Day, I feel strong and philosophical. Growing up the son of Sam Zalta, I have felt and still feel today like the son of a former Mayor of New York City. Everywhere I go people ask me if Sam is ...

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For My Mom, Zehava Zeitouny

In 1975, during a night of unusually heavy gunfire (in Lebanon) just inches from your living room window, in a blink of an eye, with your husband by your side, you packed up three little kids, dressed in pajamas, ready for bed and left your home. You never knew then, that when we'd return, our home ...

05/06/2008 | 325 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...