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Dear Jeffrey:

I had such a lovely time breakfasting with you last week. I was blown away by both the counter-intuitive stories of prison that you related, as well as the discovery that there is another person in the world who lives under the same shadow that I do. Never in my 44 years have I met another person who experiences the same phobia that I do. (It's called emetophobia, by the way.) I have to say that I find it liberating to have discovered another. There have been times that I have felt like an oxymoron — how can someone as rational and functional and smart as me be plagued by something so irrational and debilitating? Hearing you speak of the same fears, the same avoidance behavior, the same irrepressible memories — well, it was comforting to know that someone as brilliant and charming as you could experience this same affliction.

As promised, I have a copy of my Zamir Chorale film to send to you, along with the small Israel HaZamir clip (HaZamir is the high school choral program that I told you about). I am excited to have the opportunity to introduce you to this remarkable educational institution to which Jay and I have devoted so much of our time and money. While there are other performances throughout the year, HaZamir's 18thanniversary concert will be held on March 27 at Jazz at Lincoln Center — and that is the performance that I would like to bring you to. I hope that you can arrange to be in the city that day. I would also like to introduce you to Matthew Lazar, the maestro and the man responsible for all the programming of the Zamir Choral Foundation. I will be in touch after January to arrange that with you. Where is the best address to send the movie?

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Thanks for the fabulous house tour. for breakfast. and the great conversation. I look forward to more.

Elena

thanks, looking forward to it„ I was laughing thinking of you,as i looked over the shoulder of someone on my plane watching a video titled american pie, with a scene of people vomiting on each other . you would have died

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2010/10/25 emeuman Vomiting on film doesn't bother me so much. Well, maybe a little. But it's nothing like the real thing .. . .

Where's the best place to send the video? The island? And put March 27 on your calendar! Maybe we can do dinner beforehand at Asiate.