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Long-time Cell 2 Soul member and Berkshire County resident, Michael Symons, has written a moving essay recollecting his participation in the historic civil rights march of 1963.

Michael Symons: A Chance Meeting Among the Multitudes
The Berkshire Eagle, August 28, 2013
It was exactly 50 years ago today when I stood no more than a hundred feet from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he delivered those unforgettable words from the steps of The Lincoln Memorial.
It was August, 1963 -- summer vacation -- when a teacher’s thoughts are furthest from the classroom and the minds he presumes to have touched.
I was working in an inter-generational, Jewish culture camp in upstate New York and, although removed from the outside world, we were very aware of the announced "March on Washington" scheduled for the 28th.

For Michael's full article: Download Symons

In the same issue of The Berkshire Eagle, Ani Nadler Grosser recollects the great civil rights march of 1963 in a moving letter: "Sneaking Out to Join in History."

I will pass along any comments to Michael or Ani.

What Musicians Can Teach Health Care Professionals

What Musicians Can Teach Doctors
by Ann Drinan
September 2012

I attended a meeting of the Hartford Medical Society last week to hear a presentation by Dr. Lisa Wong, a pediatrician who plays violin with the Longwood Symphony in Boston – the doctor’s orchestra. She’s written a book, Scales to Scalpels, about the orchestra and the role of music in medicine.

As I was chatting with the Society’s librarian, I was introduced to her father, Dr. Frank Davidoff, an internist and former editor of “The Annals of Internal Medicine.” Last year he published an article titled, “Music Lessons: What Musicians Can Teach Doctors and Other Health Care Professionals.” Dr. Davidoff is well-suited to write such an article; he is a serious piano student, and takes lessons from Anne Kan, who frequently subs with the Hartford Symphony.

 Davidoff's Article:  Download Davidoff - Music