Stew not Stu-The Threads of A Life Time starts with his father, a Holocaust survivor and the main thread of the book. His father a tailor or a schneider in Yiddish with an incredible story of how trauma and survival gets passed on from generation to generation. For Stew it had an impactful way of how he survived and how he came to view and interpret the world. It starts with Stew in the middle of history at the UN watching Khruschev giving his "we shall bury you" speech, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the fear of Armageddon. Living -the incredible year of 1969 with Woodstock, the moon landing, and every New York Sports team beating every team from Baltimore. He share his rather unique and insightful, sometimes humorous view of history,political events, a conversation with god (small g?) that will have you thinking and feeling with a different lens for a long time. His poignant reconciliation with his father will move you as well.