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leon gork tour guide
Apr 7, 20243 min read
The Swimming Pool.
Winter over, the swimming pool in the park opened its doors Scattered over lawn-covered terraces around the rectangle of shimmering blue...
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leon gork tour guide
Apr 4, 20245 min read
The class picture.
"The picture doesn't show me", I cried. Not being noticed, or left out of the group, was my greatest fear, and it has come about....
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leon gork tour guide
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Shull - The place where Jews go to worship God.
The tall white building was entered from the western side. I looked up at the Star of David-shaped window in the gable above the...
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leon gork tour guide
May 15, 20224 min read
Choosing the right path in life
In the eyes of my parents, I was a strange boy. When vacation time came around I was out looking for work while my friends sunbathed at...
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leon gork tour guide
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Krugersdorp Jews
David Super calls himself Dovid, the way David is pronounced in Yiddish, the language spoken in Eastern Europe, where Jews had lived for...
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leon gork tour guide
Dec 26, 20213 min read
Christmas in Krugersdorp 1960
The festive season always causes my thoughts to return to Krugersdorp. For example, Easter brings me back to the Easter eggs, I loved so...
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leon gork tour guide
Jul 30, 20214 min read
The Nike Cap
The Nike cap. Leon’s anger had been simmering for a long time, threatening to erupt each time Robbie annoyed him. Robbie never knew Leon...
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leon gork tour guide
May 1, 20215 min read
An elegant Krugersdorp Family
The Katzen family was unbelievable, among the social circles of Krugersdorp that I was familiar with. I think it's because they never...
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leon gork tour guide
Oct 14, 20203 min read
Ma and Pa
Bring your arithmetic homework, Ma ordered
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