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While I am not conventionally religious, I am very much the product of a religious Jewish upbringing, and it is material such as the following that shaped my life perspective. Many of the items below are well known and not necessarily unique to Judaism , but others are characteristically so. The humanity and humour in these traditional insights are readily apparent not only in my whimsical drawings but also in my music, stories and poetry as well. Prepare to be enlightened and entertained:
Nerve succeeds. … Read moreProtest Song Composed in the 1960s when I worked for the then Department of Manpower and Immigration in Ottawa.
Arise my fellow workers won't you come and stand with me, To the grand House on the Hill for your pride and dignity. Where we'll protest unfair measures ruining work and spoiling leisure, And summit a worthy letter to Authority. Of injustices unprecedented, human rights unrepresented, Promised progess, - lies invented and growing misery. Of Government unrepented, management intransigented, Worthy work… Read moreA question occasionally arises about talent in my family. Am I the only one with artistic talent or are there others? Not surprisingly there are many others.
I have no information that precedes my grandparents' generation but my maternal grandfather, Myer Glatt wrote two books in Yiddish, one a scholarly religious text. and the other a book of stories, poems and humour. One poem, "My Legacy," can be found in my Blog. Among my parent's generation, there were several talented individuals. My mother's oldest… Read moreI began playing for Heritage Harmonies about 20 years ago in response to a newspaper ad for a pianist for a seniors singing group at Barclay Manor. When I began, there were only about a half dozen members, the meetings were informal and I would pick through the music and lyrics left by previous pianists and improvise a set for the day. Eventually more people began to show up and I began preparing sets of music and lyrics stored in binders. When I left at the end of 2025, primarily because of health…Read more
My Legacy by Myer Tzvi Glatt ( translated from Yiddish by Layah Laks Jan.1998. Edited Frank Levin )
I must soon part with this world; I will go to my eternal rest.
My child, I want to talk with you, so come close and listen.
I have taught you well: good deeds and habits.
Your heart is good, your head is wise, you surely will cherish what you’ve learned.
Yet there is yet something left to tell you in this final hour.
I have written it down for you, so look at what I wrote.
You, my child, were born a Jew, so…
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