Philatelic Meditations

OriAlon
AlfassiBooks
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 didnt like it. But I hope that youll enjoy it, I
know that Abe and Jimi had fun.
Ori


Lincoln:Immigrantsarelikechameleons
Hendrix:Indeed
Lincoln:Putthemanywhere,theyllchangecolor
Hendrix:ChangeisGod,Death-itsprophet
Lincoln:Frost?
Hendrix:YehudaAmichay


Hendrix-SayingKaddish,themournersprayer
Lincoln-Continuetheprayer
Hendrix:Areyoualsomourning?
Lincoln:Ofcourse
Hendrix:GrandGrandma?
Lincoln:No,thisNetanyahu,heburiedZionism

(ArabicinHebrewtransliteration)
Lincoln:SalemAleykumyaJimi!
Hendrix:Aleykuma-SalemmyfriendIbrahim!

Hendrix:Ohhtheresstillasailoutonthehorizon(oldIsraeli
folksong)
Lincoln:OhhenoughJimi!itsadifferentworldnow


Polish:Atlast,freedom!!America...

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.
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