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Karen Lefkovitz Obituary: Remembering a Life Well Lived
Introduction:
The passing of a loved one leaves an irreplaceable void. This obituary for Karen Lefkovitz aims to celebrate her life, honor her memory, and provide a space for those who knew her to share their remembrances. We will explore the significant moments of her life, her passions, her accomplishments, and the impact she had on the people she touched. This post serves as a tribute to Karen and offers a platform for condolences and the sharing of cherished memories. It's a digital memorial designed to keep her spirit alive in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.
Remembering Karen Lefkovitz: A Life of [Insert Defining Characteristic, e.g., Compassion and Dedication]
Karen Lefkovitz, [Date of Birth] – [Date of Death], left an enduring legacy of [mention a defining characteristic or two, e.g., kindness, strength, and unwavering dedication to her family and community]. Born in [City, State], Karen's life was marked by [mention a key life event or defining period, e.g., a strong work ethic, a passion for art, a deep love for travel]. This section will delve deeper into her life story, providing a glimpse into the person she was and the values she held dear.
#### Early Life and Education:
[Describe Karen's childhood, family background, educational experiences, and any significant achievements during this period. Include anecdotes or details that showcase her personality and character. Remember to focus on verifiable information, if possible, to avoid spreading misinformation. Example: "Growing up in a close-knit family in [City, State], Karen developed a strong sense of community and a deep appreciation for…"]
#### Career and Professional Achievements:
[Detail Karen's professional life, including her career path, accomplishments, and any significant contributions she made to her field. Highlight her strengths and skills. Example: "Karen's dedication to her work in [Profession] was exemplary. She was known for her… and consistently exceeded expectations, earning numerous accolades for her…" ]
#### Personal Life and Relationships:
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#### Legacy and Impact:
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Farewell and Memorial Service Information:
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Sharing Memories and Condolences:
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Introduction: Hook, Overview of the post’s content.
Chapter 1: Remembering Karen Lefkovitz: A Life of [Defining Characteristics]. (Early Life, Education, Career, Personal Life, Legacy)
Chapter 2: Farewell and Memorial Service Information.
Chapter 3: Sharing Memories and Condolences.
Conclusion: Final thoughts, reiterating the impact of Karen’s life.
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| karen lefkovitz obituary: Terror in the Bible Monica Jyotsna Melanchthon, Robyn J. Whitaker, 2021-12-10 |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Jews and the Law Ari Mermelstein, Victoria Saker Woeste, Ethan Zadoff, Marc Galanter, 2014-06-10 Jews are a people of law, and law defines who the Jewish people are and what they believe. This anthology engages with the growing complexity of what it is to be Jewish — and, more problematically, what it means to be at once Jewish and participate in secular legal systems as lawyers, judges, legal thinkers, civil rights advocates, and teachers. The essays in this book trace the history and chart the sociology of the Jewish legal profession over time, revealing new stories and dimensions of this significant aspect of the American Jewish experience and at the same time exploring the impact of Jewish lawyers and law firms on American legal practice. “This superb collection reveals what an older focus on assimilation obscured. Jewish lawyers wanted to ‘make it,’ but they also wanted to make law and the legal profession different and better. These fascinating essays show how, despite considerable obstacles, they succeeded.” — Daniel R. Ernst Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Author of Tocqueville’s Nightmare: The Administrative State Emerges in America, 1900-1940 “This fascinating collection of essays by distinguished scholars illuminates the distinctive and intricate relationship between Jews and law. Exploring the various roles of Jewish lawyers in the United States, Germany, and Israel, they reveal how the practice of law has variously expressed, reinforced, or muted Jewish identity as lawyers demonstrated their commitments to the public interest, social justice, Jewish tradition, or personal ambition. Any student of law, lawyers, or Jewish values will be engaged by the questions asked and answered.” — Jerold S. Auerbach Professor Emeritus of History, Wellesley College Author of Unequal Justice and Rabbis and Lawyers |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Essential Bogosian Eric Bogosian, 1994 From his earliest evenings of monologues, to his best-known solo shows and his remarkable first play, Bogosian has explored the dark underbelly of the American dream with blistering prose, trenchant social criticism and breathtakingly accurate charaterisations of an astonishing range of his fellow citizens. -- Back cover. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Conceptual Foundations of Occupational Therapy Practice Gary Kielhofner, 2009-06-19 PREPARE YOUR OT STUDENTS TO BECOME OT THINKERS. Thoroughly revised and updated, the 4th Edition of this groundbreaking text traces the historical development of the foundations of modern occupational therapy theory; examines its status today; and looks to its future. Dr. Kielhofner compares and contrasts eight well-known models, using diagrams to illustrate their practical applications and to highlight their similarities and differences. Well organized chapters are supported by extensive references. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Where the Light Gets In Kimberly Williams-Paisley, 2016-04-05 “The relationship between a mother and daughter is one of the most complicated and meaningful there is. Kimberly Williams-Paisley writes about her own with grace, truth, and beauty as she shares her journey back to her mother in the wake of a devastating illness.” —Brooke Shields Many know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of the Father of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the wife of country music artist, Brad Paisley. But behind the scenes, Kim was dealing with a tragic secret: her mother, Linda, was suffering from a rare form of dementia that slowly crippled her ability to talk, write and eventually recognize people in her own family. Where the Light Gets In tells the full story of Linda’s illness—called primary progressive aphasia—from her early-onset diagnosis at the age of 62 through the present day. Kim draws a candid picture of the ways her family reacted for better and worse, and how she, her father and two siblings educated themselves, tried to let go of shame and secrecy, made mistakes, and found unexpected humor and grace in the midst of suffering. Ultimately the bonds of family were strengthened, and Kim learned ways to love and accept the woman her mother became. With a moving foreword by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, Where the Light Gets In is a heartwarming tribute to the often fragile yet unbreakable relationships we have with our mothers. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Blood and Guts in High School Kathy Acker, 2018-02-09 “Kathy Acker’s writing is virtuoso, maddening, crazy, so sexy, so painful, and beaten out of a wild heart that nothing can tame. Acker is a landmark writer.” —Jeanette Winterson, New York Times–bestselling author A masterpiece of surrealist fiction, steeped in controversy upon its first publication in 1984, Blood and Guts in High School is the book that established Kathy Acker as the preeminent voice of post-punk feminism. With 2017 marking the 70th anniversary of her birth, as well as the 10th year since her death this transgressive work of philosophical, political, and sexual insight—with a new introduction by Chris Kraus—continues to become more relevant than ever before. In the Mexican city of Merida, ten-year-old Janey lives with Johnny—her “boyfriend, brother, sister, money, amusement, and father” —until he leaves her for another woman. Bereft, Janey travels to New York City, plunging into an underworld of gangs and prostitution. After escaping imprisonment, she flees to Tangiers where she meets Jean Genet, and they begin a torrid affair that will lead Janey to her demise. Fantastical, sensual, and fearlessly radical, this hallucinatory collage is both a comic and tragic portrait of erotic awakening. “The girl in this story had more agency and voice than any girl I’d ever read or would read in my entire life.” —Lydia Yuknavitch, national bestselling author of Thrust “No writer I know is more audacious than Kathy Acker, whose anarchic wit drives a thoroughgoing attack on conventions and complacencies of all sorts. Not unlike Gertrude Stein in her day, Acker gives us a different way to look at the uses to which language is put.” —Lynne Tillman, author of Men and Apparitions |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Lilyville Tovah Feldshuh, 2021-04-13 This heartwarming and funny memoir from a beloved actress tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects American cultural changes and the world's shifting expectations of women. From Golda to Ginsburg, Yentl to Mama Rose, Tallulah to the Queen of Mean, Tovah Feldshuh has always played powerful women who aren't afraid to sit at the table with the big boys and rule their world. But offstage, Tovah struggled to fulfill the one role she never auditioned for: Lily Feldshuh's only daughter. Growing up in Scarsdale, NY in the 1950s, Tovah—known then by her given name Terri Sue—lived a life of piano lessons, dance lessons, shopping trips, and white-gloved cultural trips into Manhattan. In awe of her mother's meticulous appearance and perfect manners, Tovah spent her childhood striving for Lily's approval, only to feel as though she always fell short. Lily's own dreams were beside the point; instead, she devoted herself to Tovah's father Sidney and her two children. Tovah watched Lily retreat into the roles of the perfect housewife and mother and swore to herself, I will never do this. When Tovah shot to stardom with the Broadway hit Yentl, winning five awards for her performance, she still did not garner her mother's approval. But, it was her success in another sphere that finally gained Lily's attention. After falling in love with a Harvard-educated lawyer and having children, Tovah found it was easier to understand her mother and the sacrifices she had made during the era of the women's movement, the sexual revolution, and the subsequent mandate for women to have it all. Beloved as he had been by both women, Sidney's passing made room for the love that had failed to take root during his life. In her new independence, Lily became outspoken, witty, and profane. Don't tell Daddy this, Lily whispered to Tovah, but these are the best years of my life. She lived until 103. In this insightful, compelling, often hilarious and always illuminating memoir, Tovah shares the highs and lows of a remarkable career that has spanned five decades, and shares the lessons that she has learned, often the hard way, about how to live a life in the spotlight, strive for excellence, and still get along with your mother. Through their evolving relationship we see how expectations for women changed, with a daughter performing her heart out to gain her mother's approval and a mother becoming liberated from her confining roles of wife and mother to become her full self. A great gift for Mother's Day—or any day when women want a joyous and meaningful way to celebrate each other. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Chicken Soup with Barley Arnold Wesker, 2011-06-02 The kettle boils in 1936 as the fascists are marching. Tea is brewed in 1946, with disillusion in the air at the end of the war. Twenty years on, in 1956, as rumours spread of Hungarian revolution, the cup is empty. Sarah Khan, an East End Jewish mother, is a feisty political fighter and a staunch communist. Battling against the State and her shirking husband, she desperately tries to keep her family together. This landmark state-of-the-nation play is a panoramic drama portraying the age-old battle between realism and idealism. Chicken Soup with Barley captures the collapse of an ideology alongside the disintegration of a family. Chicken Soup with Barley, the first in a trilogy that includes Roots and I'm Talking about Jerusalem was first performed at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in 1958 and transferred to the Royal Court in the same year. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Handbook of Family Therapy Mike Robbins, Tom Sexton, Gerald Weeks, 2004-03-01 This new Handbook of Family Therapy is the culmination of a decade of achievements within the field of family and couples therapy, emerging from and celebrating the dynamic evolution of marriage and family theory, practice, and research. The editors have unified the efforts of the profession's major players in bringing the most up-to-date and innovative information to the forefront of both educational and practice settings. They review the major theoretical approaches and break new ground by identifying and describing the current era of evidence-based models and contemporary areas of application. The Handbook of Family Therapy is a comprehensive, progressive, and skillful presentation of the science and practice of family and couples therapy, and a valuable resource for practitioners and students alike. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Biographical Index of Artists in Canada Evelyn de Rostaing McMann, 2003-01-01 This index has been compiled as a quick reference guide to biographies of 9,052 professional and amateur artists active in Canada from the seventeenth century to the present. The artists represent 42 professional categories, from animation to topography. In addition to 8,261 Canadian artists, the Index has 391 British, 300 American, and 100 European artists, all of whom spent part of their careers in Canada. Each entry provides the artist's name, date and place of birth and death (or years the artist flourished, if birth and death dates are not available), the nationality (if not Canadian), type of artist (major medium media used), and sources in which biographical information may be found. Several hundred cross-references link the various names used by some artists during the course of their careers. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Smell of the Kill Michele Lowe, 2002 |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Texts of Terror Phyllis Trible, 2002 In this book, Phyllis Trible examines four Old Testament narratives of suffering in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine and the daughter of Jephthah. These stories are for Trible the substance of life, which may imspire new beginnings and by interpreting these stories of outrage and suffering on behalf of their female victims, the author recalls a past that is all to embodied in the present, and prays that these terrors shall not come to pass again. Texts of Terror is perhaps Trible's most readable book, that brings biblical scholarship within the grasp of the non-specialist. These sad stories about women in the Old Testament prompt much refelction on contemporary misuse of the Bible, and therefore have considerable relevance today. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Color of Dust Benjamin Lawless, 2011 Octogenarians, such as myself enjoy thinking about those adventures in a long life that continue to energize our memory banks The stories collected in this book are true and illustrate a time when museums were less bureaucratic and more idiosyncratic than most of them are today. But idiosyncrasy was exactly the circumstance of the Nation's Attic when I joined that community of scholars and researchers back in the mid twentieth century. These stories recount some marvelously eccentric professional behavior and collections equally eccentric which include wonders such as mermaids, simian astronauts, flesh eating beetles, and a silk purse made from a sow's ear. These people and their exotic behavior were observed daily by a new employee who thought that an institution as famous the Smithsonian would be a citadel of decorum and elegance. Not so and happily not so for my adventures among the museum's colorful inhabitants made the business of collecting history absolutely fascinating. Benjamin Lawless graduated from the University of Illinois as an accomplished portrait painter who discovered early on that his skills in capturing a human likeness were not nearly as useful as those of capturing the history of America through museum exhibitions. His fortunate encounter with one of America's great museums, the Smithsonian Institution, resulted in a lifetime of employment among interesting people and world class collections that entertained the author so much that after his retirement the memory of it resulted in this book. When not writing or sketching exhibition ideas for history and science museums around the country, the author sits in a house that he hammered together on the banks of the Potomac River outside of Washington, D.C. observing eagles, ospreys, beaver, deer and foxes who tend to believe what is mine is also theirs. It is truly a delightful way to spend one's sunset years. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Censorship & Cultural Regulation in the Modern Age , 2016-08-29 ‘Censorship’ has become a fashionable topic, not only because of newly available archival material from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also because the ‘new censorship’ (inspired by the works of Foucault and Bourdieu) has widened the very concept of censorhip beyond its conventional boundaries. This volume uses these new materials and perspectives to address the relationship of censorship to cultural selection processes (such as canon formation), economic forces, social exclusion, professional marginalization, silencing through specialized discourses, communicative norms, and other forms of control and regulation. Two articles in this collection investigate these issue theoretically. The remaining eight contributions address the issues by investigating censorial practice across time and space by looking at the closure of Paul’s playhouse in 1606; the legacy of 19th century American regulations and representation of women teachers; the relationship between official and samizdat publishing in Communist Poland; the ban on Gegenwartsfilme (films about contemporary society) in East Germany in 1965/66; the censorship of modernist music in Weimar and Nazi Germany; the GDR’s censorship of jazz and avantgarde music in the early 1950s; Aesopian strategies of textual resistance in the pop music of apartheid South Africa and in the stories of Mario Benedetti. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Remembering Marshall Field's Leslie Goddard, 2020-05-04 or more than 150 years, Marshall Field's reigned as Chicago's leading department store, celebrated for its exceptional service, spectacular window displays, and fashionable merchandise. Few shoppers recalled its origins as a small dry goods business opened in 1852 by a New York Quaker named Potter Palmer. That store, eventually renamed Marshall Field and Company, weathered economic downturns, spectacular fires, and fierce competition to become a world-class retailer and merchandise powerhouse. Marshall Field sent buyers to Europe for the latest fashions, insisted on courteous service, and immortalized the phrase give the lady what she wants. The store prided itself on its dazzling Tiffany mosaic dome, Walnut Room restaurant, bronze clocks, and a string of firsts including the first bridal registry and first book signing. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Workers on Arrival Joe William Trotter, 2021-01-19 An eloquent and essential correction to contemporary discussions of the American working class.—The Nation From the ongoing issues of poverty, health, housing, and employment to the recent upsurge of lethal police-community relations, the black working class stands at the center of perceptions of social and racial conflict today. Journalists and public policy analysts often discuss the black poor as “consumers” rather than “producers,” as “takers” rather than “givers,” and as “liabilities” instead of “assets.” In his engrossing history, Workers on Arrival, Joe William Trotter, Jr., refutes these perceptions by charting the black working class’s vast contributions to the making of America. Covering the last four hundred years since Africans were first brought to Virginia in 1619, Trotter traces the complicated journey of black workers from the transatlantic slave trade to the demise of the industrial order in the twenty-first century. At the center of this compelling, fast-paced narrative are the actual experiences of these African American men and women. A dynamic and vital history of remarkable contributions despite repeated setbacks, Workers on Arrival expands our understanding of America’s economic and industrial growth, its cities, ideas, and institutions, and the real challenges confronting black urban communities today. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: And Baby Makes Seven Paula Vogel, 1993 THE STORY: Anna, Ruth and Peter await the arrival of their newborn child, but first they must rid the crowded apartment of their three imaginary children. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Bransk, Book of Memories - (Bransk, Poland) Alter Trus, Julius Cohen, 2017-08-08 Translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the town of Bransk, Poland, originally written in 1948 in Yiddish by the former residents and survivors of the town. It provides a first-hand account of the life in the town before the Shoah and accounts of the destruction of this Jewish Community by the Nazis and their local collaborators. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Paradise Nelle Smith, Ora Smith, 2018-03-15 What was Hilton Head like in the early days? Was it Paradise, Camelot, Utopia, or the Days of Wine and Roses? It was all of those things. It was a quiet simpler time with mostly dirt roads, surrounded by incredible natural beauty.Being a part of the growing Island was the chance of a lifetime - witnessing the first Heritage Gold Tournament, feeling the joy as people began to discover the oceanfront treasure nestled in the tall pines. Our family was there to help plant the seeds that have grown Hilton Head into the beloved destination it is today. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Contemporary Authors Cummulative Index , 2008-08-25 |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: ZZ's Dream: Piano Version Archive Edition , 2012-05 BH Piano |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Empire of the Senseless Kathy Acker, 1988 Set in the near future, in a Paris devastated by revolution and disease, Empire of the Senseless is narrated by two terrorists and occasional lovers, Thivai, a pirate, and Abhor, part robot and part human. Together and apart, the two undertake an odyssey of carnage, a holocaust of the erotic. An elegy for the world of our fathers, as Kathy Acker calls it, where the terrorists and the wretched of the earth are in command, marching down a road charted by Genet to a Marseillaise composed by Sade. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Managing Martians Donna Shirley, 1999-06 Now in paperback--the extraordinary story of a woman's lifelong quest to get to Mars--and of the team behind the space robot that captured the world's imagination. 8-page photo insert. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Congressional Presentation United States. Agency for International Development, |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: I, Richard Elizabeth George, 2008-11-26 “[I, Richard] will leave you dizzy, dazzled and dying for more.”—People Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of the British mystery,” award-winning author Elizabeth George is one of our most distinguished writers, widely admired by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the dark side of everyday people—and the lengths to which they will go to get what they want most. . . . In five tantalizing and original tales, George plumbs the depths of human nature—and human weakness—as only she can. From the chilling tale of a marriage built on an appalling set of lies that only death can reveal . . . to the story of a squabbling group of Anglophiles saved from a killer thanks to Inspector Thomas Lynley . . . to the final, title story about a penniless schoolteacher whose ambition turns murderous, I, Richard is filled with page-turning drama, danger, and unmatched suspense. Ironic, revealing, and undeniably entertaining, this imaginative collection proves once again why Elizabeth George is one of today’s best-loved authors. I, Richard belongs in the library of each and every mystery devotee. Praise for I, Richard “Suspenseful and chilling . . . a bonus for fans.”—Daily News, New York “Surprisingly light in tone, satirically skewering a variety of unpleasant types while paying homage to time-honored plot devices.”—Los Angeles Times “In her first story collection, eniment author George presents five nimbly written and gripping tales, each with a stunning conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Great Expectations Kathy Acker, 2018-02-27 The author of Empire of the Senseless gives the Dickens classic a punk twist, setting it in 1980s New York City. Kathy Acker’s practice of literary appropriation and pastiche made her notorious—as a rebel and a groundbreaker—when Great Expectations was first published in 1982. Here, she begins rewriting Charles Dickens’s classic—splicing it with passages from Pierre Guyotat’s sexually violent Eden, Eden, Eden, among other texts—alongside Acker’s trademark pithy dialogue, as well as prank missives to the likes of Susan Sontag, Sylvère Lotringer, and God. At the center of this form-shifting narrative, Acker’s protagonist collects an inheritance following her mother’s suicide, which compels her to revisit and reinterpret traumatic scenes from the past. Switching perspectives, identities, genders, and centuries, the speaker lustily ransacks world literature to celebrate and challenge the discourse around art, love, life, and death. Praise for Great Expectations “Great Expectations in its boisterousness and strong language and sense of the injustice-of-it-all is closely related to Henry Miller.” —Carolyn See, Los Angeles Times “Acker’s most accomplished experimental work. . . . As she says in Great Expectations, “a narrative is an emotional moving.” It should be, but she’s one of the few people . . . who manage to blend that kind of warmth, gutsiness, and skill.” —Sally O’Driscoll, Village Voice “[Acker’s] most completely unified work of art. . . . One that by its formal concentration and its unified shape at every depth of reading fulfills the sort of demands that Sterne or Canetti makes of the novelist.” —Alain Robbe-Grillet “A postmodern Colette with echoes of Cleland’s Fanny Hill.” —William S. Burroughs |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Antique Typewriters Michael H. Adler, 1997-01 Since 1973 Michael Adler's first book, The Writing Machine, has been affectionately called the bible of the typewriter enthusiast. The renowned typewriter expert's new book, is sure to stimulate the same enthusiasm all over again, bringing you new and as yet unpublished insights into the origins of the invention itself in a detailed history of the machine. Over 250 photographs illustrate this definitive text, which includes comprehensive directories of typewriter inventions, makes, and models, and a concise guide to their values with advice on buying and collecting. How much? When? Where? How good? How rare? Who? Why? If you are looking for answers to any or all of these questions, Antique Typewriters is the ultimate reference book for you - from the novice typewriter collector to seasoned old hand enthusiasts and historians. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Disability Histories Susan Burch, Michael Rembis, 2014-12-30 The field of disability history continues to evolve rapidly. In this collection, Susan Burch and Michael Rembis present essays that integrate critical analysis of gender, race, historical context, and other factors to enrich and challenge the traditional modes of interpretation still dominating the field. Contributors delve into four critical areas of study within disability history: family, community, and daily life; cultural histories; the relationship between disabled people and the medical field; and issues of citizenship, belonging, and normalcy. As the first collection of its kind in over a decade, Disability Histories not only brings readers up to date on scholarship within the field but fosters the process of moving it beyond the U.S. and Western Europe by offering work on Africa, South America, and Asia. The result is a broad range of readings that open new vistas for investigation and study while encouraging scholars at all levels to redraw the boundaries that delineate who and what is considered of historical value. Informed and accessible, Disability Histories is essential for classrooms engaged in all facets of disability studies within and across disciplines. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Woman from Hamburg Hanna Krall, 2012-12-04 In twelve nonfiction tales, Hanna Krall reveals how the lives of World War II survivors are shaped in surprising ways by the twists and turns of historical events. A paralytic Jewish woman starts walking after her husband is suffocated by fellow Jews afraid that his coughing would reveal their hiding place to the Germans. A young American man refuses to let go of the ghost of his half brother who died in the Warsaw ghetto. He never knew the boy, yet he learns Polish to communicate with his dybbuk. A high ranking German officer conceives of a plan to kill Hitler after witnessing a mass execution of Jews in Eastern Poland. Through Krall's adroit and journalistic style, her reader is thrown into a world where love, hatred, compassion, and indifference appear in places where we least expect them, illuminating the implacable logic of the surreal. It is precisely the difficult path [Krall] takes toward her topic that has made some of these texts masterpieces. -- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (on Dancing at Other People's Weddings) Heartbreaking, strange . . . and marvelously told. -- Die Zeit (on Proofs of Existence) |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: THE WRITING MACHINE Michael H. Adler, 2023 First Published in 1973, The Writing Machine presents a comprehensive history of the typewriter. Michael Adler not only investigated the history of the machine but also started collecting typewriters, because of the difficulty of discovering what these old machines looked like. Then he found there were other collectors all over the world who supplied him with such a wealth of data that he had eventually to limit the scope of his history'. There are hundreds and hundreds of makes and models of conventional' front-stroke, type bar machines with four-row keyboards, but they were virtually all the same. It is the unconventional ones that are interesting, and it is on these that the author concentrates. The book is amusing as well as informative, and it ends with a complete catalogue of unconventional' typewriters manufactured up to the 1930s, when the conventional' machine had become universal. This book is a must read for anyone interested to learn about the writing machine. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Mysteries of the Court of London George William MacArthur Reynolds, 1985 |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Leadership Craig Whelden, 2019-04-10 Lessons in leadership based on the life and professional experiences of US Army Major General Craig B. Whelden |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Lift Up Your Hearts and Voices , 2018-09 Adapted from the Charpentier Te Deum in D Major with an original school-friendly text, this is an accessible and positive way to ease your students into singing timeless choral music. An optional trumpet adds to the classic character. Majestic! |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Delta Sig Delta Sigma Pi, 1923 |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Boy Who Saw True , 2005 An anonymous account of a boy who grew up as a clairvoyant in Victorian England. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: The Man-made Environment Calvin C. Straub, 1983 |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Kathy Acker Margaret A. Henderson, 2020 Introduction: The fin-de-siècle punk writer : the sense and non-sense of revolt -- Contexts and configurations of Acker. Acker's punk times : the scenes and sounds of punk writing -- The punk writer emerges : from counterculture to punk culture -- The punk intellectual : repossessing the European avant-garde -- The punk feminist novelist : making the novel of cruelty and excess -- Acker's punk tropology. Heterosexual desire : Blood and guts in high school (1978) -- The family : Great expectations (1982) -- The polity : Don Quixote : which was a dream (1986) -- The economy : Empire of the senseless (1988) -- Conclusion: What Kathy did. |
| karen lefkovitz obituary: Bourbon Street Richard Campanella, 2024-01-31 New Orleans is a city of many storied streets, but only one conjures up as much unbridled passion as it does fervent hatred, simultaneously polarizing the public while drawing millions of visitors a year. A fascinating investigation into the mile-long urban space that is Bourbon Street, Richard Campanella’s comprehensive cultural history spans from the street’s inception during the colonial period through three tumultuous centuries, arriving at the world-famous entertainment strip of today. Clearly written and carefully researched, Campanella’s book interweaves world events—from the Louisiana Purchase to World War II to Hurricane Katrina—with local and national characters, ranging from presidents to showgirls, to explain how Bourbon Street became an intriguing and singular artifact, uniquely informative of both New Orleans’s history and American society. While offering a captivating historical-geographical panorama of Bourbon Street, Campanella also presents a contemporary microview of the area, describing the population, architecture, and local economy, and shows how Bourbon Street operates on a typical night. The fate of these few blocks in the French Quarter is played out on a larger stage, however, as the internationally recognized brands that Bourbon Street merchants and the city of New Orleans strive to promote both clash with and complement each other. An epic narrative detailing the influence of politics, money, race, sex, organized crime, and tourism, Bourbon Street: A History ultimately demonstrates that one of the most well-known addresses in North America is more than the epicenter of Mardi Gras; it serves as a battleground for a fundamental dispute over cultural authenticity and commodification. |
