Brandeis Magazine

Dorothy (Rosenthal) Bishop in February celebrated the release of an album, “The Dorothy Bishop Cello Soundscapes.” She writes, “The piece is meant to be heard on 12 speakers in a space big enough to provide separation.” The tracks can be found on streaming services. Julie Kabat ’70 is looking forward to the publication of her book “Love Letter From Pig: My Brother’s Story of Freedom Summer” by the University Press of Mississippi in October. It tells the story of her brother Luke’s civil-rights activism in Mississippi in 1964. Amy Greenfield Rassen reports 2022 was a very hard year, because her daughter, Elisa, died of thyroid cancer. Amy is a consultant working with nonprofit organizations, and Joshua, her husband of 54 years, is a physician. She says her son Jeremy’s 12-year-old twins “continue to bring us much nachas.” Jay Kaufman, GSAS MA’73, writes he is protesting the university’s decision to “essentially shutter” the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, which he describes as “one of Brandeis’ most dynamic and innovative programs.” Jay served on the center’s board for 10 years. Ron Kronish, P’99, has been giving talks about his 2022 book, “Profiles in Peace: Voices of Peacebuilders in the Midst of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” For the past 43 years, he and wife Amy have lived in Jerusalem, where they have two daughters, two sons-in-law, and four granddaughters. In recent years, they have also lived part time in New York City, where they have a daughter, a son-in-law, and two grandsons. Roger W. Smith says, “Russian 1 with Professor Charles Gribble was a challenge, but I kept up my language study post-Brandeis and am now collaborating with Russian academics on translation projects. An article of mine, ‘A Few Words About Professor P.A. Sorokin,’ appears in The New Review, a Russian language journal published in New York.” Roger is also writing a website (rogerwsmithswaltwhitmansite.blog) devoted to Walt Whitman.