On Saturday, August 21, family gathered at the Washington Square Park, Manhattan, apartment of my father's Aunt Rebecca. Rebecca Rosenberg Dawidoff Rolland died this summer, age 102.
In the rolodex of family snapshots on her desk, I found this photo and received permission from Cousin Judith Dawidoff Fresco to keep it and show it to the rest of the family (and whomever else is reading).
The occasion is Judy's confirmation at a Jewish center on the North Shore of Long Island — was it in Glen Cove, she said? We have Paul Davidoff and Jerry Davidoff flanking their cousin, Judy. Judy's brother, Don, is behind her. He's as tall as the rest of them, so he seems to be clowning for the photo, bending down to hide behind his sister.
The remarkable aspect of this photo is how much John Davidoff resembles Paul Davidoff in this photo. The affect seen in Paul is similar to the affect John showed, even on Sunday at Rebecca's apartment.
John — I spotted this photo 15 minutes after Jacki and you departed for LaGuardia. I wish I had seen it soon enough to share the original with you.
— Doug Davidoff
