Would you believe that I once shook the hands of this great man ?
This is a statement which to make, surely not anyone can !
It was a highpoint of my quiet life, certainly I am still ever so proud-
to boast of this occasion and ever so anxious to tell all about.
As Secretary of a German Club of refugees in New York I was living,
whereas this learned man lectures in Princeton, N.J. was giving.
The president of our club was not afraid to issue an invitation
to the great scientist, indicating that we all came from the same nation.
Lo and behold, he indeed accepted our bidding and set a date-
leaving it to us to find a suitable place which would highly rate.
You can imagine the excitement and joy this provoked in our small group-
because now, all of a sudden, we could consider ourselves"in the loop".
The place I have now forgotten, but the hand shake-should I stop washing my hand?
He spoke in German with a dialect and the impact was ever so grand.
An outstanding event in the life of an ordinary guy and I must boast :
to one of the smartest thinkers of the world I was allowed to play host !
OTTO ROSS
January 2011
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