Sitting (L to R): Hadassa Levin, Evelyn Rosen, Ilse Greif, and Lottie Ehrmann.
Standing (L to R): Pearl Sand, Lily Isakov, Ethel Rosenfeld, Ann Grossman (my partner who was reading the news around the world with me at Martins Run), Edna Wolgin, Dita Schmidt, Ruth Mirsky, Carl Rothman, Arthur Rubin.
Back Row (L to R): Phyllis Handel, Sam Coleman, Dr. Henrik Eger, Irving (“Butch”) Grossman.
A Thank You
For Linda Sterthous, CEO at Martins Run, her staff,
And all the residents I came to love
For Linda Sterthous, CEO at Martins Run, her staff,
And all the residents I came to love
When 15 minutes turn almost into two hours, when a brief report
Becomes a brainstorm that might yield good results,
When almost-strangers recognize they are working
For the good of all, and when every resident and
Every staff member agrees on how
Special she really is,
Then,
Even the aftermath of a dental visit
And its effect on an empty stomach after hours of conversing
And coming up with ideas, and ideas, and more ideas,
Cannot kill the awareness that Martins Run
Lucked out in the lottery of life
With a CEO who definitely
Deserves to be called
a MENSCH.
Many thanks
For a most wonderful morning
And for an unexpected lunch.
Kind regards,
Dr. Henrik Eger
Becomes a brainstorm that might yield good results,
When almost-strangers recognize they are working
For the good of all, and when every resident and
Every staff member agrees on how
Special she really is,
Then,
Even the aftermath of a dental visit
And its effect on an empty stomach after hours of conversing
And coming up with ideas, and ideas, and more ideas,
Cannot kill the awareness that Martins Run
Lucked out in the lottery of life
With a CEO who definitely
Deserves to be called
a MENSCH.
Many thanks
For a most wonderful morning
And for an unexpected lunch.
Kind regards,
Dr. Henrik Eger
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