I was reminded of the accidents of research recently as I was dining at High Table in Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
Notes From the Field: Trinity College, Cambridge and the Accidents of Research
Passover 1934: An American Jewish Family Story
As historians, most of the time we tell stories about strangers. But I come from a family of story-tellers and, in our family, Passover was a special occasion for telling family stories. So, today I'm writing a story about a beloved family photograph.
I am Twenty (1961, released 1964)
It is Moscow in the early 1960s. In this transitional period, when Stalin’s death opened up new possibilities for private life in Soviet society, we meet three young men and a young woman who can almost bring themselves to believe that they are entitled to a life that will be individually meaningful.