Picture this - Anita Holzberg

Picture this
the Philistines said it
the holder of the Holy Grail
mentioned it
the survivors of 911 spoke it
the lone hiker jailed in Iran
lived it

Parting ways
on the rim of time
in the sealed jail

they spoke it I am f r e e
we heard it, too.


Lovi
November 11 2010
Irving Schiffman passed on this date 1987
He was a Veteran of the first order
One of the 36 men who passed the torch
to his daughters and their daughters and grandchildren
In his efforts to help his community, my Dad very often
put his hand in his pocket and helped the poor. He
dispensed prescriptions for over 40 years and loved
to laugh, dance, and sing. He was a natural athlete
could play stick ball, basketball, golf, tennis--any
sport he could master. He could speak any language
and make the person he was with laugh, too. My
Dad, today I salute for the legacy you gave us, for
believing I was a writer, for holding my hand during
my darkest hours, for making me laugh at myself and
for giving me Hebrew lessons for our rich Jewish
Heritage. You were a Jewish Mensch. G-d bless You, DAD.