Beshert : True Stories of Connections

by Samuels, Harry; Greenstein, Micah D.

• ISBN13: 9780595314379
• ISBN10: 0595314376
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-31
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

Table of Contents

Foreword	xix
Introduction	xxi
Part I OF LIFE AND DEATH	1	(20)
The Flying Lesson	3	(2)
Harry Samuels
Nice Dog	5	(1)
Louise Newman
Mt. Hermon	6	(2)
George W. King
Bread Cast Upon the Water	8	(1)
Irma Sheon
The Blessing	9	(1)
Charles Steinberg
Sharing	10	(1)
Rabbi Efraim Greenblatt
The Warning	11	(1)
Oscar Goldberg
The World Trade Center	12	(2)
Jerome Makawsky
The Candle	14	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Morning Service	15	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Band Leader	16	(2)
Dr. Stanley Frager
The Matchbook	18	(3)
Dr. Pierre Secher
Part II ARMED SERVICES	21	(10)
Fraternity Brother	23	(1)
Harry Samuels
R and R	24	(1)
Charles Steinberg
The Disappointment	25	(1)
Bert Bornblum
Borrowed Shoes	26	(1)
Murray Habbaz
The Snake Charmer	27	(1)
Dr. Edward Berg
The Dinner Invitation	28	(3)
E. J. Goldsmith, Jr.
Part III IN ISRAEL	31	(14)
The Abortion	33	(2)
Harry Samuels
The Bus Line	35	(1)
Malky Shine
The Telephone Call	36	(2)
Dr. Aryeh
Tamar Kasher
Jerusalem	38	(1)
Harry Samuels
Tiberias	39	(1)
Harry Samuels
Family	40	(1)
Dr. Aryeh
Tamar Kasher
Entebbe	41	(2)
Harry Samuels
Lost	43	(2)
Marlin Graber
Part IV TRAVELS	45	(24)
Banking in Los Angeles	47	(1)
Maris Frager Berg
Turkey	48	(1)
Harold Newburger
Albany	49	(1)
Harry Samuels
Buying Trip	50	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Trousers	51	(1)
Harry Samuels
Crusing 1	52	(1)
Harry Samuels
Crusing 2	53	(2)
Dr. Albert
Deanna Burson
Neighbors	55	(1)
Dr. Donald
Harriet Schaffer
Pins on a Map	56	(1)
Harry Samuels
Paris	57	(1)
Harry Samuels
A Message	58	(2)
Harry Samuels
The Train Ride	60	(2)
Bernard Freiden
Out of Africa	62	(1)
Martin
Ruth Geller
The Player Piano	63	(2)
Scott
Shay Poole
Vienna	65	(2)
Harry Samuels
British Friends	67	(2)
Harry Samuels
Part V A MIXTURE	69	(30)
Chanukah Gift	71	(2)
Rabbi Moishe Bryski
Abalone	73	(1)
Bernard Kivowitz
Oscar	74	(1)
Harry Samuels
Shiva	75	(1)
Murray Habbaz
The Dream	76	(1)
Naava Parker
The Movie	77	(2)
Dr. Bryan Rigg
The Eagle Scout	79	(1)
Stephen Posner
Redemption	80	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Spiritualist	81	(1)
Irma Sheon
The Lord and the Lady	82	(3)
Harry Samuels
Caracas	85	(1)
Rabbi Levi Klein
The Coins	86	(2)
Rabbi Leivi Sudak
Meals on Wheels	88	(1)
Leonard
Louise Newman
The Yahrzeit Light	89	(1)
Rabbi Levi Klein
Yankee Talk	90	(1)
May Lynn Mansbach
Eden Alternative	91	(2)
Harry Samuels
The Dinner Guest	93	(1)
Sydney
Marilyn Pollack
From Cape to the Negev	94	(2)
Harry Samuels
The Singer	96	(1)
Shuli Natan
The Spill	97	(1)
Tova Mirvis
Final Connection	98	(1)
Harry Samuels
Part VI BESHERT ROMANCES	99	(14)
A Succoth Story	101	(2)
Rabbi Efraim Greenblatt
Bucharest	103	(1)
Leonid
Friderica Saharovici
Haunting Melody	104	(2)
Mike Stoller
Meeting	106	(2)
Alvin
Elaine Gordon
Affirmation	108	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Wine Cup	109	(2)
Victor Shine
The Book	111	(2)
Henry W. Kimmel
Part VII CHAUTAUQUA	113	(10)
Tales from Chautauqua	115	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Lecture	116	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Wrong Turn	117	(1)
Philip Pliner
A Relative	118	(1)
Harry Samuels
The Photograph	119	(1)
Harry Samuels
At the Theater	120	(2)
Harry Samuels
The Cantor	122	(1)
Theo Garb
A Final Thought	123	(2)
Works Cited	125