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Helen Wolf Posts: Memoirs of Monuments (Wo)men

Friday, December 25th, 2009

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Mind you, as a Scot born early in the 20th century, I’m quite honored to be a guest blogger.  My, my, what a lot of change I’ve seen.

Blogging is amazing, to be sure, but it’s not the most worthwhile or even the most thrilling of my life’s experiences.  Certainly not. My work with the Monuments Men–now, that was work that made me proud.  One would say I was a Monuments Woman, although we women did not get the credit we deserved.  Yet another recurring theme in the story of my life.  Yet, living the life has made up for it.

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Another Guest Post! Nachman Tanski here.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Blog, schmog!  So, now I’m a guest blogger?  What do I know about this blogging?

Well, here goes: I’m nothing if not adaptable.  Warsaw.  London. New York.  Israel.  I’ve made my way for 96 years.  Pretty successful in business.  Personal life?  A few relatives, friends, a lot of acquaintances.  I stayed busy.  After I lost Elisabeth, no one could compare, so there was never a wife, no children.  But at least I had Lily; I could be like a father to her.  And a grandfather to her kids.  Such a blessing that’s been in my life.

So, that night, when Lily came over to the house and told me, who could believe it?  I was stunned.  All of a sudden, after so many years, the di Salamone Seder plate shows up in front of her eyes at an auction?  Then–poof–just like that, it’s gone again?

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