Jewish Names ben Reb – title of respect, as in ‘Reb Yeshea ben Simca Pinkhaus’. Ida Molly Goldsholl Surname There are many variations of ‘Goldsholl’. Goldshol Goldsholl Goldsholle Goldshur
Author: Penelope Gordon
Genealogy Tools
Jewish Genealogy Yad Vashem – Records of victims of the Shoah (WWII Holocaust). See ‘Hall of Names’ and search on a surname such as ‘Goldshol’. JewishGen Communities and JewishGen Gazetteer – powered by Ancestry.com. It’s easier to use an external search engine for an initial hit (ex. ‘prypiat’) and then follow the related links provided….
Cocoa Care 2020
2020 June – A course of Marbofloxacin (1/2 tablet per day for six days) appears to have stopped the sneezing fits.
Allyship
From Holistic Vet Care: Books to Read – “Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” by Angela Davis – “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander – “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah – “British Museum” by Daljit Nagra – “Beloved” by Toni Morrison – “Noname in the Streets” by James Baldwin – “I Know Why the Caged…
Emergency Preparation
Pet Emergency Forms, courtesy of FAAS: wallet card, pet care instructions, owner consent form, pet disaster kit checklist. Fire safety: Petplan, American Red Cross, pet rescue notice. Disaster preparedness: PetCareRx. Estate planning – wills and trusts: Nolo Press, PetMD, Forbes. Pet insurance: Consumer Reports review, Consumer Reports video. Microchip Helpful infographics.
SoCal Travel
Disney’s El Capitan Theatre. Parking at 1755 N Highland Ave, Hollywood. Historical Guided Tour, $20, 45 minutes, Fridays through Sundays, advanced reservation only. LA Conservancy architectural walking tours. Reciprocal NARM ROAM and Mod/Co Museums California Science Center. Los Angeles Conservancy walking tours, in-person, self-guided, and virtual. California Migration Museum self-guided audio walking tour of migrant…
Diabetes
Cats suffer from Type II diabetes but not Type I. A small percentage develop insulin resistance. Rapid weight loss, increased thirst and urination, dehydration, dizziness, vomiting, and staggering are all symptoms which may be associated with diabetes. A blood test at the vet’s will determine if diabetes is the cause or if further testing should…
Marie, Dancing
Marie, Dancing by Carolyn Meyer and performed by Carine Montbertrand was a very engaging story around the model for Edgar Degas’s famous statue La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (Little Dancer of Fourteen Years). Degas and his friend and collaborator Mary Cassatt (often in the company of her sister Lydia) are depicted painting some of…
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, written and read by Italian Brooklynite Giulia Melucci, was a mildly amusing and self-indulgent memoir of meals cooked and boyfriends lost over twenty years. Melucci’s reading was easy to listen to – though I wouldn’t recommend listening on an empty stomach. The book would have been more interesting…
Redwood City Dining
Go Fish Poke Bar Green Leaf Asian Curry Wrapper’s Delight Bravo Taqueria Broadway Masala Oh Baby Sushi Squeeze In Ike’s Lair of Redwood City I Dumpling Zadna Restaurant Vesta San Carlos Sirayvah Organic Thai Panda Dumpling The Toss Kamakshi’s Kitchen Kabul Afghan Cuisine Asya Rangoon Ruby Belmont Falafelle