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Update: July, 21/2021 - 09:00 | Thanh Nga I went to Vạn Phúc Silk Village on Sunday, just in time as it happens because the day after my visit, Hà Nội’s authorities ordered all non-essential shops to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the capital. The old village is more than 1,000 years old and located in Vạn Phúc Ward, Hà Đông District, more than 10km from the centre of Hà Nội. The pandemic may have changed the way we all live our lives, but the village remains as beautiful as ever. A lack of visitors because of the current situation meant it was certainly quieter than usual for my visit. ....
Posted on April 19, 2021 | 10:27 a.m. Sanford (Sandy) Brier Sanford (Sandy) Brier, 89, passed away of natural causes on April 9, 2021, at his home in Santa Barbara. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on Dec. 15, 1931, Sandy was the only child of Morris and Anna Rae (Broner) Brier. On the Brier side of the family, he was the only grandchild and much loved by his Uncles Max and Isadore, and his Aunt Anne. On the Broner side of the family, he grew up close to his cousins Sheldon and Melvin, remaining close to them throughout his life. When Sandy was 12, the family moved to Santa Monica, where his parents ran Brier’s Silk Shop on Third Street in Santa Monica, a typical schmatta store at which people bought material to make their own drapes and clothes. ....
America needs to be home for Christmas. Thu Dec 24, 2020 My Christmas memories are sparse – no tree, no presents, no guy in a red suit riding in a gravity-defying sleigh. That wasn’t for a Jewish kid growing up in a small town in upstate New York in the 1960s. Still, I’m warmed by the memories, even those tinged with sadness. In high school, I worked in my parents store at Christmas. They had a ladies clothing store, the elegantly named New York Hosiery and Silk Shop, on West Main Street in Johnstown, New York. I wrapped packages, rang the cash register and held the door for overburdened shoppers. It made me feel important that I was actually contributing something to the family business. ....