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Well, I don't think there are any other Hillel Schenkers out there. Of course there are many Steven Cohens, and I once encountered one who wrote, I think on his Facebook page, "I am not the Steven Cohen you are looking for,." They seem to distinguish themselves from the others with a middle initial like "M" or "P". Do you have a middle initial/name?

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s is my initial x

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i went to Brandeis University and i am pretty sure there was a Hillel Schenker there. so he was either you or your doppelgänger…

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It definitely wasn't me. My academic career has taken me to Brooklyn College, The New School of Social Research, Tel Aviv University and Clark University. Never Brandeis. I just checked, and can't find any Hillel Schenker connected to Brandeis, or anything else for that matter that is not me. I like to say that I'm at least spiritually related to Ravi Shankar, which means I guess I'm also related to Nora Jones.

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Sep 5, 2023Liked by Esther Cohen

If only one is enough, it’s got to be You!

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Like bon bons

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I agree, but also wonder 'well, how many Could we have?'

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So sad to be incurious!

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Esther,

It’s not that one isn’t enough. It’s more that Jewish woman curiosity and exhuberence, that makes you want to know more!

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Esther, you crack me up....

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For a long time ( my whole life, almost) I thought that there couldn’t be any other person named Maureen Melle, but heritage.com found one in Florida. She is a bit younger than I am. There is someone on FB named Melle Maureen Ecru. She is a lot younger and lives in the Philippines

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