July 21.03
Izi & Lili are visiting NY while dropping their son Jojo for a B'nei
Brith summer camp in Philly.
July 17.03
My cousin Niso & his new bride Sheila are coming to NY for a visit - the
first leg of a 2 week long vacation across USA with a couple friends of theirs.
July 5.03
We lost our Uncle Mordo - Belkis & Yildiz's father, husband of my Aunt
Rejin, my mother's sister.
July 4.03
Ceni said she was inviting a few friends over to watch the fireworks and
setup a 'meze' table to munch on while waiting for the fireworks to start. We
could not refuse such an offer. Read the whole story as you watch the pictures
here.
June 12-17.03
A week in Hawaii to celebrate our IIIrd anniversary.
May 25.03
Memorial Day BBQ w/ Ceni, Ceki & Seni and Jojo - Ceki's father - visiting
from Istanbul followed with iskembe corbasi (tripe soup) on Wednesday Night.
April 26.03
Dinner at Toros w / Fran & Maurice - new neighbors - and great ones at
that!
April 12.03
Dinner w/ Yuval and ... Sandy! at McCormick & Schmick's.
April 04.03
Middle age is here - my first colonoscopi! Endoscopi is scheduled for
next week.
February 14.03
Valentine's Day Dinner Party
January 14.03
Dinner at Yeva & Igor's
December 13.02
Office Holiday Party
December 6-9.02
Weekend at Palm Beach, visiting the Einhorns.
October 27.02
Sunday Brunch w/ World Yacht Cruise from Pier 81 on West 41st Street.
October 14-18.02
A quick ride down Southeast coast. After the Bnei-Mitzvah ceremony was
over, my Sister & Selim, Alice & I decided to take off a few days and visit
Charlottesville, VA & Williamsburg VA over the Columbus Day vacation. Some other
highlights were Dorney Park, Crystal Cave, Shenondoah National Park, Skyline
Drive, Cape May.
October 12.02
is the day that my two angels ar getting
Bar/Bat Mitzvah-d. Mazal Tov.
If you want to wish them anything visit their web site and sign their guest
book. http://beTali.com
and http://beJonathan.com
July 8-13.02
We are off to
Paradise Island,
Bahamas to 'swim with the
dolphins'. This is what Jonathan & Tali chose as their Bnei Mitzvah celebration:
Spend quality and fun time with their dad and Alice in -what they tell me is an
unforgettable setting- the Royal Towers of Atlantis. You see, they had a choice
between 5 hours of partying in a big room filled with their friends (something
they have been doing almost every other week since the Bar/Bat Mitzvah cycle
started) or spend 5 days each, one with dad and one with mom, at a vacation
destination of their choice.
June 16.02
:: Father’s Day Picnic at the Van Werts
This is the kind of ‘rituals’ families everywhere should develop more of.
Jodie and Chet, thank you for making us part of it the second year in a row. As
always it was a pleasure to be in the company of you and your children and
everyone else that was there. Pictures that Chet took that day can be seen at
his
msnPhotos site.
p.s. the Einhorn family tree
will soon be online so that the other trees of our ‘forest’ can visualize the
members of Alice’s extended family in their proper branches…
May
26.02
Sheila
and Niso are getting married today at Temple Neve Shalom in Istanbul.
Sorry we cannot be part of your simcha Niso, but our thoughts and best wishes
are going out to you. Mazal Tov!
May
15-19.02 ::
A
Week in BODRUM peninsula, Turkey.
Five terrific days at the Bodrum peninsula with my dearest, Alice, sister
Sara, and bro-in-law Selim. I recommend it to everyone to make an effort to
get to that part of the world at least once and hire a sailboat for at least
a day and visit the little bays along the coastline. Gol Turk Buku; Gumbet;
Akyarlar; Turgut Reis; Yalikavak; Gumusluk ...'nough said.
May12.02
Today is the day that Lina and Ari are tying the knot! …and what a day it has
been! Visit their site at
http://arivelina.com
and wish them a happy life together. Pictures from the big day can be seen at our
site as well as theirs.
March 28.02
:: Passover -Second Seder at Paul & Gloria's
Another beautiful afternoon in the company of Al's family. Always a
pleasure to listen to the dialogs, taste the holiday dishes and watch the kids
interact with wit and intelligence. They always say that the Jews have too many
holidays -I say we don't have enough. If we did we'd be seeing each other more
often. Gloria, thanks for having us. Jonathan & Tali enjoyed the time spent, and
loved meeting again this side of the family.
March 10.02
:: Lina & Ari's Civil Ceremony and Cocktail Party
One of my most fav and fab niece's 'Nikah' is taking place today. The
tragedy of September 11th reminded us all -that life is ephemeral (see: the rose
of the little prince), and that time spent with family and friends is the
ultimate high. So there was no way we were going to miss the opportunity to be
among family! We had a ball to be part of all the excitement. The highlight of
the event, for Al and I, was when Ari pulled the mike back from the Judge's hand
and repeated in English: 'I do!" "for the benefit of his guests from the U.S.",
as he put it. It meant a lot to Alice. Ari, you are the MAN! …and Lina, thank
you for giving me the honor of being your 'witness' at the table.
December .01
:: Weekend in Palm Beach, FL (Einhorn Hotel)
November .01 :: Weekend in Las Vegas, NV (Paris Hotel)
October .01 :: Weekend in Dallas, TX (Crescent Court Hotel)
The horror of 9-11 has us still wired. As if to tell the terrorists that we are
not taken aback from their actions, we went away for a weekend every month since
then for the next 3 months. First alone, to try a restaurant named 'Enigma' in
Dallas. Next with Inez & Mayer, as their guest -thank you. And last, decided to
pay a visit to Pat & Harvey, Al's parents and relax for a few days.
May 26.01
:: Dinner at the Dixlers
A very pleasant evening thanks to 4 very pleasurable hosts. The chef
Scott and the sous-chef Debbie prepared and served 2 perfect-10 dishes. One,
perfectly cooked mussels, with red sauce prepared by Scott from fresh herbs he
grows in the back-yard, over a bed of Spaghetti. -Scott, you have to tell me the
secret of keeping the mussels moist; mine comes out always all dried up!-,
followed by a T-bone steak, competing with Peter Luger's portion sizes, coated
to perfection again with a rub prepared from scratch from fresh herbs from the
back yard, accompanied with fresh Spinach leaves and garlic/olive oil sauce. . .
mmmm. . . divine. Alan, thanks for re-introducing me to Bourbon. The last time i
tasted it it was in the eighties. I remember liking it than, and I like it now.
Hillary, when you tell a story you have an energy that it is captivating. Keep
that magic within you as you grow up. It is a precious gift. Thank you guys for
a great evening of good food and great company. (sorry this story does not have
pictures attached to it -you'll have to be nice to Scott to get to taste his
craft)
February.24.01
:: Congrats on Your Bat-Mitzvah, Rachel!
On Feb.24th the family celebrated Rachel's bat-mitzvah with a
beautiful ceremony in Temple Sholom, Plainfield, NJ. Rachel's presence was
immpecable and most pleasurable. It was followed by a reception at the Grand
Summit Hotel where everyone had a chance to catch up with each other. I got to
meet again most of Alice's relatives, something we don't get the chance to do
more often.
So Thank You -the Van Wert family: Jodie and Chet, Jonathan, David, and of
course Rachel -for having us, and giving the family a reason to gather on this
happy occasion.
January.1.01
:: The
Benhaleguas visited NYcity at Xmas. . ehm, Hanuka :)
Sister Sara, Selim, Lina and Doris spent 2 weeks leading up to the end
of the 2nd millennium here in NJ/NY area. Ari Dinar joined us as well. We went
to FL for a few days, Checked out the stretch between
South Beach and Palm Beach. It was a blast. One of the best Hanukka's in
a long time! all together with Engin and mom Dora, my children and Alice's.
The clincher was our ability to spend a few days together with Ines and Mayer,
Ceni and Vera Caen. Thanks everyone for making it an end of millennium to remember!
December.21.00
::
Ines
& Mayer Celebrated their Silver Anniversary
Ines and Mayer Caen celebrated their 25th year Anniversary in New
York city, at the 'Dervish', in the company of their family and friends. Tebrikler!!
I just want to thank everyone again, for thinking about including us in your 'simcha'.
Look for the pictures from that evening which will soon be posted at 'JacobsCafe'
site.
June.15.00
::
Another marriage up the history lane. . .
Alice (Elizabeth Einhorn Adler) and moi, Jacob, got married on June
15, 2000. Mark your e-calendars! :)
You can see our wedding pictures at our home page
http://JacobsCafe.net