PHOTO GALLERY
Welcome to Bernard's journey, an accompaniment to his memoir.
Baby Bernard, grandparents, Uncle Morris. 1924.
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4 Years Old, 1926.
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Painted "Scared" in 1969.
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His parents around 1900, Feige Marcus and Nathan Rozenfeldas
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Bernard at bottom, around age 15, 1937.
His sister Dvierke's husband on left.
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Dvierke's beloved son, Nathan. You will read about him.
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Family property in Raseiniai, Lithuania
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With only 3 days notice to flee Lithuania, miraculous synchronicity shields a perilous fate.
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Finally in the U.S, he's drafted into Army without being a U.S. citizen. Sent back to Europe with startling assignment.
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An honorable discharge.
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The love of his life, Dorothy.
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Favorite Uncle Isadore Marcus, 1946
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Dorothy and her mother
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Dorothy's parents, Hazel, Joe, and younger brother, Stanley Schwartzberg.
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1960's Family
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Living the American dream
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Cruising
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Reunited with his sister Hedva (middle) after decades apart.
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A magical discovery
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Sister Hedva's sons, Yossi and Rani, Bernard's only nephews.
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From Left: Diane, Shelley, Tina, Nancy
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Family expansion with Diane's three sons, Jared in lap, Sean, Scott
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1987, from Right: Abe Simberg (Aunt Leah's son), in middle blue dress, Faye (Uncle Isadore's daughter), Dorothy, Bernard.
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With Tina's son Josh, and his beloved Doberman (one of several.)
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With Tina, her son Jon, Dorothy holds Nancy's son, Ryan
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A divine opportunity to speak and share for the first time.
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Lit up with happiness, in the middle with Chana and Joe
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From Left: Rella, Joe, Bernard, Chana, Dorothy, Rella's husband, in Orlando, Florida
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Mardi Gras in Shreveport with Nancy's son, Ryan
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Back left: Diane, Tina. Front left: Nancy
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2006: 60th Wedding Anniversary with 5 of 6 grandsons. From left: Diane's Scott, Jared. Tina's Josh, Jon. Nancy's Ryan.
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G.R.I.T.S.=Girls Raised in the South. Left: Tina, Nancy, Diane, Shelley
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Synchronicity appears again.
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Telling his story, a legacy
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The Artist at work
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1944, early painting while in the Army
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Painted for a grandson's Bar Mitzvah
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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One of many gold menorahs painted.
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A memory painting of his Lithuanian synagogue.
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The Carson Mansion, Eureka, CA
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Magazine Street, New Orleans
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90th Birthday Celebration!
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Happy and contented
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Nancy writes the eulogy
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Honoring the patriarch, from L: Dorothy, Josh, Tina's husband, Diane, Scott, Sean, Ryan, Nancy, Tina, Shelley
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Honoring those who had no graves
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A final painting's completed
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Uncovering and organizing files for this book
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Hearing his voice again...from a car by the ocean
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TV Coverage of Nancy's Speaking Event
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Nancy, with sister Shelley, and one of Bernard's paintings, while speaking in his synagogue in Louisiana
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