On Bagels and On Selling Children
I thank my friend Joyce, who was the source of the following two articles, which moved me in different ways.
The first is the story of bagel making in New York City. If you are from NYC–especially Brooklyn, you’re gonna LOVE this. If you are not from NYC, you’ll get an education. This is what real bagels are all about:
The boil>bake process with NYC WATER. The bagel originated in POLAND and is considered to have Jewish roots. The Wiki page on bagels is fairly good.
I hope that left you sated and happy. Remember, if you’ve only eaten a bagel from a package, or if you have never eaten a bagel in New York City, you’ve only eaten the equivalent of a roll with the middle missing. Sorry, but we are bagel snobs.
This second find is most amazing. It begins with a series of wonderful images. As I was poring over the photographs, (click the following link) Must-see Historical Photos That Make You Stop And Think… I was intrigued by one especially.
Original caption: August 4, 1948 – Chicago, Illinois: They’re on the auction block. These small children of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chalifoux of Chicago, Illinois. For long months 40 year old Ray and his wife, Lucille, 24, waged a desperate but losing battle to keep food in the mouth and a roof over their heads. Now jobless and facing eviction from their near barren flat, the Chalifoux have surrendered to their heart breaking decision. Photo shows mother sobbing as the children pose wonderingly on the steps. Left to right: Lana,6. Rae, 5. Milton, 4. Sue Ellen, 2 years old. — Image by Bettmann/CORBIS
This is a photograph that evokes so many questions. The following article has most of the answers. Make sure to view the horizontal row of small photographs beneath the top margin.
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And yes, this happened in our country, and not all that long ago.
Thank you for the thoughtful and insightful comment. No, it wasn’t that long ago …
Amazing, just 3 years after fielding the most powerful military machine in history, we couldn’t(didn’t) prevent things like this from happening. I suppose we are making progress, slowly. It wasn’t that long ago we had segregated lunch counters, it wasn’t that long ago women couldn’t vote, it wasn’t that long ago (fill in the blank).