Tonight, on CNN I see French citizens being alarmed about the Syrian refugees after the terrorist attack. Two months after 911 I am promoting Baja-Israel and another Exodus. My argument was that soon the terror and chaos in the middle east will permeate the world for the sake of four million Israelis who say they love their antiques more than life itself. ISIS is destroying many antiques and making a home for wholesale slaughter in the west. To prevent this, I suggested Jews move to cyberspace, created a truly creative space. I was accused of being anit-Semitic. Two years ago ISIS moved to cyberspace and created a Jihad and Caliph that is putting an end to civilization as we know it. No one is safe. No one!
On August 1st. I had a conversation with my friend, Xander Klaus Vasilyev, about Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya whom Thomas Pynchons character Yashmeen Halfcourt is based upon. I have gone fishing with Xander who was a neighbor of my friend, Mark Gall. Xander’s father makes a living as a mathematician. He is a Jew who fled Russia. I asked Xander if he was kin to Sofia, and got this answer.
Xander Klaus Vasilyev: Haha, Vasilyevna means “daughter of Vasily.” But the thought is appreciated 🙂
Xander is fluent in several languages including Russian and Yiddish. He has a mind for math and plays chess.
“Vasilyev means “of Vasily,” of which the female version would be Vasilyeva. My last name actually is Berenstein, but my grandmother’s maiden name is Vasilyeva, so I decided to adopt it into my Facebook name. He doesn’t have one, no, but he’s mentioned in his docroral advisor’s…
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