Category Archives: Immigration

Of immigrants, education, fighting and mobsters

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Naomi

Long, long, long before my encounter with a classic schoolyard bully, my grandfather Jacob took ship from Paris to Boston. At fourteen years old, he was escaping the strictures of Judaic Orthodoxy — which he had reckoned was unhealthy, especially … Continue reading →

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I am real. Seems my ID is not.

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Naomi

I did not actually need another reason to deplore the deliberately complicated idiocy of the Trump administration, the idiocy which is designed to be perceived as too intelligent for us peons to understand. But I’m planning a plane trip in … Continue reading →

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What is New York City?

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Naomi

Its people and the variety in good eating the people provide to all of us. That was my awed response to 2026 The New York Times annual 100 best restaurants list. Which I embraced in its entirety — while eating … Continue reading →

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