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Twelve: When Wisdom of the Catfish met the Gefilte Fish, Part 2
Carole Bent presents the second part of her memoir. As I cast my mind back into the distant past, like a fishing net trawling truths from the deep, memories slowly start to resurface. Large chunks of my life between twelve and sixteen were spent glancing from sorrow to glints of safe sunlight and back again. […]
When Wisdom of the Catfish met the Gefilte Fish
In the first part of her memoirs, Carole Bent reflects on her Jewish upbringing and childhood. My Jewishness sits with me lightly until a word, a sight, or a slight pushes it to the front of my mind where it repeatedly pulses, demanding to be seen or heard. It is stubborn yet subtle, demanding attention […]