Important things I wish I had understood when I was your age (part 1) or how I ended up in FA Mann’s correspondence file
It is so important. People of all ages actually have something to say that others do not know or understand. Unfortunately, we do not always recognize our own hidden superpower. Pursue contact with people that show an interest and do not be afraid of what you do not know. It’s what you do know that […]
Antisemitism discussed at the Sheffield Town Council in January 1848 – Isaac Ironside meets my great-great grandfather in print
Sheffield Times 17 January 1848 Report on Sheffield Town Council Meeting 14 January 1848 JEWISH DISABILITIES Councillor J.W. SMITH proposed the following motion: – “That petitions from this Council be presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying for the removal of all civil and political disabilities affecting Her Majesty’s Jewish subjects; and that a copy […]
“You know someone great has gone” Kent McKeever
Kent McKeever, fabulous law librarian and far greater friend to those who were lucky enough to know him, died on 20 February. A man of true goodness, kindness, friendship, warmth and too many other good words for my thesaurus. Our friendship goes back to 1986. Columbia Law School sent Kent to Lausanne as part of […]