I will go to the king even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
–Queen Esther
Beautiful Twinkling Star
Climb Every Mountain
My Swiss, Jewish and German blood was pounding in my ears yesterday as I strode up an Alpine path where Sigmund Freud used to hike. To the left I saw rocks, buttercups, purple fuzzy flowers, blue gentians, white flowers and and fields of plants that I could have sworn were rhubarb. To the right wereContinue reading “Climb Every Mountain”
Gabriel’s Garden
From Israel, I have arrived in Austria. The flight was four hours and the atmosphere was businesslike. People hop from country to country in this part of the world just as though they were going from New York to Tennessee. As the plane touched down in Vienna, I’d like to think I saw the beautifulContinue reading “Gabriel’s Garden”
From Sea to Shining Sea
I have to leave Israel on Monday. I hope my rambling descriptions managed to convey some of the joy and vibrant beauty of this lovable and contested little country. When I say little, I mean that with the generosity of friends and family, I managed to get from one end of the country to theContinue reading “From Sea to Shining Sea”
Beautiful Twinkling Star 