Branches

Still composing this post about my second cousin once removed, Beverly (Bev) Levin Copeland, and the extraordinary work she’s done to honor family. For now, the least I can do is share these resources and praise Bev to the stars. Bravo, Bev, and thank you.

The Erin Copeland Book Project, a charitable effort established by Bev and Shelly Copeland in honor of their late daughter Erin

An extraordinary history of the Greenman Family (Bev’s mother’s ancestors) from nineteenth century Russia to 2001

Interview with Bev’s father (my Grandpa Ray’s first cousin), Max Levin

Interview with Bev’s aunt (my Grandpa Ray’s first cousin), Bea

When I was in LA we visited the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum, the first Holocaust museum built in the U.S. As part of an exhibit they were playing this recording, which I found amazingly powerful and beautiful……. Paul Robeson singing in Yiddish