A Jewish family named Karnofsky, who immigrated from Lithuania to the United States, took pity on a 7-year-old boy and brought him to their home.
There he stayed and spent the night in this Jewish family home, where for the first time in his life he was treated with kindness and tenderness.
When he went to bed, Mrs. Karnovski sang him Russian lullabies, which he sang with her.
Later he learned to sing and play several Russian and Jewish songs.
Over time, this boy became the adopted son of this family.
Mr. Karnofsky gave him money to buy his first musical instrument, as was the custom in Jewish families.
Later, when he became a professional musician and composer, he used these Jewish melodies in compositions such as St. James’s Hospital and Go Down Moses.
The little boy grew up and wrote a book about this Jewish family, who adopted him in 1907. And proudly spoke Yiddish fluently.
In memory of this family and until the end of his life, he wore the Star of David and said that in this family he learned “to live a real life and determination.”
We are 85° at 11 am and I am dripping wet!!! We have been putting red mulch, 12 bags, down in one flower bed at the back fence for 2-1/2 hours. Slow and steady wins the race, says the turtle! We have 4 bags left, 2 of which can go in the Rose flower bed. We need about 12 or more bags for the big bed in the middle of the yard with all the wind spinners. We also need 8-10 landscape timbers to re-do the flower bed we just put mulch in. Oh the projects!
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