The following is an email I received from a friend last Wednesday. I have been waiting to publish it until I got permission from the author to do so and to tell a little about her.
The writer is Rachael Ben-Avi, a retired clinical psychologist who lives in Sarasota, Florida, and a passionate Obama supporter. Rachael is the daughter of Howard Fast who wrote over 80 books including Freedom Road, Citizen Tom Paine, The Immigrant Series & Spartacus. Mr. Fast was a member of the Communist party and was called before HUAC. He was sent to prison for refusing to name names. Rachel has a memoir in a book called Red Diapers: Growing up in the Communist Left, edited by Judy Kaplan and Linn Shapiro
I found her reflections to be both insightful and moving. And she gives credit to George Bush for his part in the election of President-elect Barack Obama. (How good it feels to say President-elect Obama!)
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