I received an email from Mark Zaurov, who requested clarification on one of the lecture notes - specifically the opening speech of his. He explained that while Fritz Albreghs was indeed Deaf, but Albreghs was not Jewish. Albreghs was a Nazi member and was the president of Regede in 1933 (Regede is the German Union of the Deaf). In those days Nazis passed on rules to them, such as not allowing Deaf Jews to become members and Albreghs / Regede cooperated fully. Sad, eh? Thanks, Mark for letting me know about the error on my part.

I again missed five days worth of the blog, for this simple reason: my mother managed to whisk my children and I for a whirlwind trip to the Channel Islands, right near Oxnard, California - a hour's drive north of Los Angeles. It was so lovely staying at this beach resort that it was hard to leave - but a drama involving our poor dog Peppermint that occurred there had us thinking otherwise...this so-called drama will be told on this blog.

Onward to the next entry, in which Day 4 of DHI Conference will unfold.