S.W. Milstein was born in Brooklyn N.Y. to Russian immigrant parents. His mother’s fondest dream (not unusual for Jewish mothers of that time) was that her son would become a doctor and play the violin. He eventually did both, but not in that order. € He was raised with a deep appreciation of his old-world roots and with the uniqueness and good fortune of being born in America. At this point he wants to preserve in print, some aspects of his colorful and multilingual heritage.