http://gollobin.org Ira Gollobin, His Life, Trials and Tribulations Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:14:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jack Lucero Fleck Oakland, California www.dialectics4kids.com I came across Ira's book, Dialectical Materialism, at a used bookstore ("A Dirty Poorly Lit Place for Books") on Turk Street in San Francisco in the early 90s.  The book was a bit beat up so I asked the clerk for a discount.  She said, "Dialectical . ... http://gollobin.org/2008/08/26/dialectical-what/ Erica Smith New York, NY I've lived in Hillman for five years and have very fond memories of Ira and Ruth. My boyfriend John and I ran into Ira and his daughter Ruth once when they were on their way to the farmer's market to get fish. We live in the ... http://gollobin.org/2008/08/07/a-neighbor-remembers/ Alan Feigenberg, Bronx, NY Professor of Architecture, CCNY I first met Ira after returning from a trip to China in 1973. I began working with the U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association with Ira’s wife Esther and periodically would meet Esther and Ira for dinner in Chinatown….a meal with ... http://gollobin.org/2008/08/07/our-verbal-sparring-was-delightful-challenging-and-mind-opening/ Kristiina Altman Monkton, MD I had entered this country two years earlier in an “old fashioned” way. My arrival resembled the style used by many of my countrymen a century ago, when they traveled through the Ellis Island immigration facilities. I came like so many generations of immigrants before me, a single ... http://gollobin.org/2008/08/01/my-statue-of-liberty/ Pam Sporn Bronx, NY I first heard the name Ira Gollobin in 1964 when my father was called before HUAC [House Un-American Activities Committee] in Buffalo. Ira was his lawyer. The hearings were dramatic as my father and the other witnesses followed Ira’s counsel to skillfully and relentlessly challenge the legitimacy of ... http://gollobin.org/2008/07/23/ira-do-a-documentary-on-me-at-your-own-peril/ Ira Kurzban Miami, FL [Remarks made at memorial service for Ira and Ruth Gollobin, July 19, 2008] Ira Gollobin was a remarkable lawyer, a brilliant strategist, and a superb mentor and teacher. He did it all with deep humility that arose, not from false ... http://gollobin.org/2008/07/22/ira-gollobin-mentor-and-friend/ Ruth Gollobin-Basta Cedarhurst, NY For me, the beginning of knowing Ruth was 1983. Ruth Baharis was dating my Dad, Ira, who had lost his wife, my mother, in February of 1981. He was 72 years young and was happy again. Parents want their children to be happy; well, this child ... http://gollobin.org/2008/07/19/two-ruth-gollobins/ Ursula Nienhaus Berlin, Germany Dear Ira, What sad news to hear! I do hope, though, that death was a blessing to Ruth, after she had problems speaking, which must have been a very strange hardship on her. I am thinking about ... http://gollobin.org/2008/07/19/a-letter-to-ira-about-ruths-death/ Jim Haughton New York, NY I first met Ira when I was a community organizer for LENA (Lower East Side Neighborhood Association) in the ’50s. Esther worked closely with me in building a strong organization. She knew everybody worth knowing and through her ... http://gollobin.org/2008/07/19/in-memory-of-ira-gollobin-and-his-two-wives-esther-and-ruth/ Etta Beckerman New York, NY He was a short man but to me he was 10 feet tall. I first met Ira Gollobin about eight years ago when I came to work for him as a legal secretary. It was a Monday morning. I arrived early and sat down to wait. ... http://gollobin.org/2008/07/19/my-boss/