We got JDCC News - Jan/Feb, 1999 Issue #38 two days ago (Feb 19th) and we enjoyed reading the newsletter and we like the new format and it's very newsy and well-informative. Please continue and You-Sharon are doing so well! We met you for the first time at JDC (Jewish Deaf Congress) Convention in Calif. last August, 1998 and we had short acquaintance and find you a wonderful and sweet lady! !

     Sharon, we think it will be a good idea to put the expired dates on all addresses-labels so that we and the others will know when to renew like for one or two years, We really do not remember if we paid for one or two years? (We think it's for two years?).

     So kindly, please fax us when we should renew our subscription? Can we get two extra issues free like the first time subscriber? We want to subscribe 14 issues $24.00 (2 issues free)! We'd appreciate it. Also please find out for Barbara's brother, Robert Lee Siegel who lives in Calif. so that we'd fax him when his expired date so that he can renew! Thanks so much. Take care.

Editor's Note: We want to thank you for your input. We agree and will show expiration dates on all labels starting with this issue. The two free issues, however, is only for first-time subscribers.

Hello Sharon and staff writers,

      I was recently trying to track down an old copy of JDCC News that had an article about a deaf actor named Spo. I believe that the short article gave an address or e-mail address for the actor. I would like to contact him about classes for my son, David.

     If you have access to that information, I would greatly appreciate it if you could "zap" it my way to e-mail MMarmorl@Aol.com

     Also, many newsletters that I receive have switched to paperless sending in order to save costs. Do you have the capabilities to do that yet? If so, feel free to send me my newsletter by e-mail to save you time and money. Thank you for your help.

Laurie Marmor
West Hills, CA

Editor's Note: Deaf readers from our survey prefer to receive a physical copy of the publication. Additionally, electronic publishing would not be covered through any revenues and this would jeopardize our survival. And we need to keep in mind that not everyone has computer and modem.

Dear Sharon,

     My name is Eleanor Corner and I am working on a book on Jewish Deaf in the Holocaust. As I was doing my research on the internet, I visited your site and read your profile on my aunt, Esther Landman. (Her sister, Doris, is my mother.) There's a long story there which I would be glad to share with you, if you're interested. I would greatly appreciate any help you would be willing to offer me to fill in some of the blanks that I have. Thanks for your time.

Hi,

     I am a late deafened Jewish senior widower . I am learning to sign. I would love to meet a single Jewish senior lady who signs, or would like to learn. I live in the Phoenix. Arizona. area . Traveling will not be a problem. Thanx for listening.

Len Cooper
Lredsott@aol.com

Dear Sharon and JDCC News,

    Thanks to Adam Stone for writing about How to Purim, Issue #38 Jan/Feb '99. It was a good explanation on megillah, matanot le-evyonim, mishisch, manot and seuda.

    I want to write about my Purim experiences. My substitute teacher chose me to play Queen Esther when I was 15 years old at Jewish deaf school in London. This school was taught in the oral method. The sub teacher named Miss Buckell who is not Jewish and a sweet person. She believed that we shouldn't use oral with English on stage for Purim play because of speaking Hebrew on old testament. She spoke with Rabbi of London, "What I have got to do with Jewish deaf children without any knowledge of Hebrew conversations for their performance to tell the Purim story?" Rabbi said to her "use gestures". We did and had fun, it was amusing to us but a wonderful idea! A great memory.

Ruth Morris
Los Angeles, CA

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