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An Immigrant’s Perspective # 4 – Foreign Films, Subtitles and Iraq

Posted on March 30, 2013 by rachel bar

“Where did you meet them?”, I asked my mother after her new friends left our house. “At the club,” she responded, “and do you know that he speaks six languages fluently?” Being multilingual was always a reason for admiration and … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Cinderella

Posted on March 25, 2013 by rachel bar

The story of Cinderella popularized by the Brothers Grimm (but have originated by Charles Perrault) is traditionally a part of most girls’ childhood tales in most countries and languages. Not having daughters, I have never had the occasion of analyzing  the lessons of the story. Now that I have a … Continue reading →

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Lake Balboa: People or Nature

Posted on March 15, 2013 by rachel bar

Not being able to walk these days, I miss Lake Balboa. It so happens that I have a proprietary pride in it. IMHO Los Angeles is not truly a city, but there are some wonderful pockets, neighborhoods and parks that … Continue reading →

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Nature versus Nurture (The corrected version)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by rachel bar

Googling ‘Therapy Nature Nurture”, one gets about 7,150,000(!) results in one-fifth of a second!  This would suggest there’s a lot to say on this. In this debate I am biased toward Nature, and tend to minimize Nurture, thus creating the most significant struggle … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Sick

Posted on March 12, 2013 by rachel bar

             http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/90060317 —————————————————————————————————————————– I’m not a religious person and I don’t follow the commandments, but  from time to time I marvel at the wisdom and simplicity inherent in them. Having gone through feet surgery five … Continue reading →

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A Tree Worthy of a Blog

Posted on February 15, 2013 by rachel bar

                          Blog,  Blog?   Blog! People write blogs for many reasons. But all of us hope that someone would read our posts, otherwise why post them? Some people write daily and some weekly. Some post mostly photographs or stories of all kinds. … Continue reading →

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Band of Brothers No More!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by rachel bar

Can I start by saying that men and women should be equal? Can I start by saying men and women are not the same? Can I simply start by saying women in combat is a stupid idea? Can I add … Continue reading →

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Mozart’s Requiem, Birthday and Memorial

Posted on January 27, 2013 by rachel bar

“How do you feel about going to a memorial on your birthday?” asked my husband, some weeks ago. I don’t know about you, but usually there’s some fuss about me on my birthday… Flowers, phone-calls, a family brunch or dinner, and … Continue reading →

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(Un)Conditional Love: Departures

Posted on January 19, 2013 by rachel bar

It’s been a while since I blogged. For some reason I didn’t feel passionate about any topic. An exchange with a friend reminded me how much I care about the vagaries of parenthood. So here it goes… ————————————————————————————– There was … Continue reading →

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an ode to a child that’s gone

Posted on December 16, 2012 by rachel bar

I was upset this morning about your room Your room was left messy There were clothes on the floor Toys on your bed Crumbs of your favorite cookie on your desk You watched too much TV And you forgot to … Continue reading →

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