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Alan Wieder
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I owe my life to a hemorrhoid.
Cock-a-doodle-do. My mother recently revealed to me, just a few days into my 35th year of life, that I owe my existence to a hemorrhoid.
The events without which my birth would not have been possible, in sum, are as follows:
1) My mom's father, Eric Legmann, who was born in Hungary but emigrated to Paris in 1923, was one of France's leading gastroenterologists and proctologists, who, among many othe Read more of this blog post »
The events without which my birth would not have been possible, in sum, are as follows:
1) My mom's father, Eric Legmann, who was born in Hungary but emigrated to Paris in 1923, was one of France's leading gastroenterologists and proctologists, who, among many othe Read more of this blog post »
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“In addition to the cases that might be defined as defending “Everyman,” Joe began representing struggle comrades as early as 1954 when Walter Sisulu was detained for breaking his banning orders. Sisulu had attended a meeting in the Orange Free State that the ANC tried to disguise as a simple luncheon. He was convicted on a unique charge: “Attending a gathering in order to partake of, or be present while others partake of, refreshment in the nature of tea and/or edibles and/or a meal.”111”
― Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid
― Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid
