Brandeis Magazine

Arlene (Boshes) Hirschfelder, who lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, writes she was thrilled to visit with her close friend Vineeta (Singh) Rai ’66, who lives in New Delhi, during Vineeta’s recent trip to the Washington, D.C., area. Arlene co-authored “Native American Landmarks and Festivals: A Traveler’s Guide to Indigenous United States and Canada,” published by Visible Ink Press in December. Joan Michelson’s collection of poems “The Family Kitchen” was published in 2018 by Finishing Line Press. It looks at three generations of her family, starting with her maternal grandmother in Lithuania in the late 19th century. Patricia Striar Rohner wrote the winning essay, titled “A Day in Crown Heights,” in Nowhere magazine’s travel writing contest. Michael Seltz reports he is “still quasi-working” in the development of affordable housing for seniors in Northern Virginia. He recently saw Bob Lerman in Washington, D.C.