Susan Fishman (Orlins)

David, thanks so much for your kind words! This book was so fascinating and rewarding to work on that I have lost interest in writing about myself (oh, I guess what I just wrote is about me).

We are lucky to have you as our very own fabulous film reviewer--I want to see all of these!

Carol Ratcliffe (Gairo)

WTG Susan!!  It sounds like a fascinating story.  I will look forward to reading it.

Have a Great Day! Caol :-)

Susan Fishman (Orlins)

Thanks so much Carol!

Marsha Dishler

HI Everyone. I hope that the summer has been good for all .  I have enjoyed it, despite some health challenges.. Getting older, but not in heart or spirit or  mind,.

It has been very hot and humid here this summer but I have been enjoying picking vegetables from my garden, and a few dips  in nearby lakes and the ocean. 

I would be interested in hearing how summer travels went for people. and I am still trying to contact Ruthie Tubis if anyone has her new information..

Amy Shelanski

PHILADELPHIANS!!!

IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1PM

THE FIELDHOUSE, 1150 FILBERT ST

Please come and visit with classmates. We are expecting some surprise out-of-towners who would love to see you!

The Fieldhouse is located at 1150 Filbert St, just across the street from Reading Terminal Market. Find a big table near Filbert St, away from the stage (they do a live sports show on Fridays). You don't need to RSVP - just show up!

Janet Hoffman

Went to Long Island for weekend to  escape the smell of my newly painted apartment .   Hope to make the next one !  

Amy Shelanski

What I did on my summer vacation.

I'm not sure this was ever an assignment I had in school. So since Marsha asked I'm delighted to respond. I spent eight days sailing with friends on their 40' Juneau sailboat in the Bras D 'Or, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. First trip to Nova Scotia and it's a beautiful place, especially Cape Breton. After a truly horrible travel experience on WestJet airlines (don't ever fly them!!!) I finally arrived in Sydney, NS - that's the northern end of Cape Breton. Due to all the travel problems I was lucky to get a ride with a van service down to Port Hawkesbury (the south end of Cape Breton). It's not like here, transportation is limited, but roads are good. From Port Hawkesbury we sailed east around Ile Madame and then back northwest through the St Peters Canal and lock. That put us in the Bras D'Or which is a huge inland lake in an island. We had great winds most days, a couple of days holed up in quiet coves due to bad weather. It's very quiet, there were hardly any other boats. We saw bald eagles, ospreys, shearwaters and many other sea birds. We also saw a family of minks scurrying along a bank - very cute! Totally relaxing and lovely trip! The return flight was almost as bad, but at the end I had dinner in Brooklyn with Dan Bronson and his wife - so a great end to a terrific trip.

Amy Shelanski

Philadelphia lunch - tomorrow, September 18 the Field House at 1pm. Directly across Filbert St from Reading Terminal Market.

Hope to see you!

Daniel Bronson

Susan Fishman (Orlins)

So clever and funny a tribute, Dan!

Susan Fishman (Orlins)

Next week, my daughter and I leave or 10 days in Japan. I welcome any suggestions of fun things, places to stay, people to see, etc. (but not than temples and shrines) in Tokyo, Kyoto, elsewhere.

Gary Hoffman

I have been in Japan over 35 times for business and can provide several suggestions.

 If you are in Tokyo, then be sure to go both to Shinjiku and to Ropangi in the evening.  See if you can get a name of a Ropanyaki restaurant, they are a lot of fun.  Go to the top of Tokyo tower.   Go to some of the shrines.  New Otani is a great tourist hotel in Tokyo.  Go window browsing and go into the department stores on the Ginza (very different from U.S. department stores.  Tremendous variety of types of food beyond just shushi and shashimi, try tempura, shabu shabu, yakatori, barbeque, ropanyaki, tapenyaki, lots of fish both fresh and grilled.   Many of the best restaurant are very small (some 15 to 20 seats).  
Take a tour of the gardens on the grounds of the imperial palace.

In Tokyo I stayed at great hotels but they were business oriented with great services (Imperial Palace and Okura)

Go out of Tokyo to Kimakura and see the big budaha.  Great town

Take Shinkinshan train to Kyoto and see the Golden Temple and shrines there.  Many great old historical buildings.   The allies did not bomb the city during WW 2 because of the historical sites.

Osaka is a business city and nothing special.  Osaka Castle is okay but don't rush to see it.  I always stayed at the Hilton International there.

If possible, go to Nara dear park.

The people are very friendly, the cities are safe and people very willing to help tourists.  Many people speak English, but taxi drivers do not.  Have the hotel write out in Japanese the directions to where you are going.  Forgot about street signs.  Also the numbering on buildings are worthless.  the first building that was built on a street is number 1, the second building built can be 5 blocks away but is number 2 and so on.

Take a postcard with Japanese from the hotel with you to show the taxi to help you get back to your hotel

Local trains are not hard to take once you get use to them.

Have a GREAT time.

Gary

Susan Fishman (Orlins)

Fantastic! Many thanks, Gary!

Gary Hoffman

Susan

I said Imperial Palace, but it is the Imperial that I stayed at.  Imperial Palace is a different hotel.  The Imperial is a great hotel and in the center of things across from the Imperial Palace Gardens, a short walk to the Ginza and short taxi to the trains.

Gary

Amy Shelanski

We had a great time at lunch on the 18th - great to see Marilyn and her beautiful daughter!

Here are two photos!

Amy Shelanski

Janet Hoffman

So sorry I missed this!  Maybe next time....  Janet

Carol Kutner (Winig)

Please give name for everyone in the photo from Amy

Carole Grossman (Chasen)

hope to finally be able to make the next one.. Amy, thanks for organizing them

David Fertik

Carole Grossman please email me.  dfertik@yahoo.com

DVD

Amy Shelanski

How many of us are baby boomers? Were you born in 1946? Post it here.

Laurence Liss

What are you if you were born in 1945 (besides old!)  :-)

Gary Hoffman

I was born on Feb 25 '46.   There was one of our classmates (Dennis Spivak) born on Feb 25 but one year before me in '45

Larry, I think none of us can try to call ourselves middle age any more.  Only in our dreams.

But as long as I wake up and my name is not listed in the obituaries then it is a great day and I am enjoying every day of old age.

Best to all

Gary

Jessica Lobel (Kahn)

My birthday is June 26 1946 -- I believe I was the youngest in the class -- and I am clinging desperately to that distinction as my gray hairs accumulate :-)

Nathan Sklar

Jessica, you win.  I was born on April 22, 1946 and I previously thought I may have been the youngest in our class. ( I skipped half a grade in 2nd grade when we moved out of state.)   I guess we're the oldest of the baby boomers!