Philatelic Meditations

Ori Alon Alfassi Books Beacon, NY 

2015  

 

                  

     

  Dear recipient, The relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Jimi Hendrix started as a joke. But after their first interaction, they asked to meet again, and again, discussing various issues in different languages. Many letters were returned to me, I guess the post office didn’t like it. But I hope that you’ll enjoy it, I know that Abe and Jimi had fun.

Ori

 

  

 Lincoln: Immigrants are like chameleons Hendrix: Indeed Lincoln: Put them anywhere, they’ll change color Hendrix: Change is God, Death - its prophet Lincoln: Frost? Hendrix: Yehuda Amichay 

 Hendrix - Saying Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer Lincoln - Continue the prayer Hendrix: Are you also mourning? Lincoln: Of course Hendrix: Grand Grandma? Lincoln: No, this Netanyahu, he buried Zionism 

      

 

         

 (Arabic in Hebrew transliteration) Lincoln: Salem Aleykum ya Jimi! Hendrix: Aleykum a-Salem my friend Ibrahim! 

        

    

  

         

  

     

  

   

 

      

      

    

    

  

 Hendrix: Ohh there’s still a sail out on the horizon (old Israeli folk song) Lincoln: Ohh enough Jimi! it’s a different world now… 

   

  

 

 Polish: At last, freedom!! America... 

 

     

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With love and joy to Ana, Maayan, Sasha and Zakai Thanks to Eugene Fleischman Sotirescu, Herb Levine, Norman Fischer, Zivar Amrami, Yosaif August, Beacon NY USPS branch. Special thanks to Abe and Jimi. Alfassi Books is a community publishing house for literature and art projects celebrating old and new dwelling together. Based on the gift economy model, you can either support Alfassi Books or give some of your own time/money/talent to a good cause you’d like to support. For more info, orders, ebooks, services and events visit www.alfassibooks.com More from Alfassi Books: ● Center for Supportive

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