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+ I have been working on the Phaistos Disc, which is why there hasn't been much change to the site lately. I think I know what it is (a king-list) and where the syllabary came from (generally Phoenician and closely related to the Phoenician alphabet), but I don't have all the symbols, and I'm not positive of the reading, so there's a bit more work to do. The sequence of signs is from the center of the obverse to the edge, and from the edge of the reverse to the center, so that it's basically a double spiral, a motif found throughout the various "palaces" on Crete. The dotted lines at the edges are join points, linking one side to the other. Not surprisingly, both King Minos and Sargon of Akkad appear on the list. It is starting to look like Graves, Gordon, and Bernal are right and the notion of the Greek origins of Western civilization really do have more to do with racism and anti-Semitism than with anything resembling historical reality.

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Ancestors of Stephen E Franklin (Franklin [Frenkel], Schaff [Shevchinsky], Bloom [Henech], Hurwitz, and Cooper [Kuper] lines)―feel free to send any corrections or additions including intersections with historically significant events or just everyday interesting occurrences―a proper genealogy should be more than just names and dates

Please note the caveat at the top of the Table of Contents page―I do not claim to be perfect―I have posted my ongoing work here to, among other things, help ferret out any errors that have crept into it―nothing here has been done in malice

The descendants of David Geffen of Vilkomir are at Marjorie Goldberg's site

The ancestors of Morris Preissman may be found at Marc Sbar's site

Photos

My uncle Harry A Franklin's wedding picnic, Fairmount Park, 1917	"The Farm," Yaazor, Johnnycake Road, Baltimore County, 1920s. This photograph taken by my uncle, as well as the next one, appeared in an article on Yaazor in the Baltimore Jewish Times of June 29, 2007
Samuel, Rebecca, Nathan, and my father Harry Franklin, Philadelphia, late 1920s	My uncle Harry A Franklin, "Swimming Hole" (Rodbell's term), Patapsco River, Yaazor, Baltimore County, 1920s
My father Harry Franklin and Bella Weiss, sometime after 1917	Lilly Davidow's farm in Vineland, New Jersey
Rose Franklin and some of the orphan children at the Daughters of Hannah Orphanage and Day Nursery in Baltimore, 1928―please scroll down slightly	Tombstone of my great-grandmother Fannie Frankel (Feige Frenkel), 1926?
More photos of the Daughters of Hannah	Photos of various members of the Bloom family and other Geffen descendants at Marjorie Goldberg's site―this is a slow loader with a 56K modem
Photographs taken by my uncle Harry A Franklin at Guantanamo Bay and Caimanera in Cuba during World War I	Grave of Yeshayah ben Avraham Halevi Hurwitz, ancestor of Shmuel Halevi Hurwitz of Vievis
More photographs by Harry A Franklin in Maryland and elsewhere

 

Outside Links: 

Modern, Minimalist, and Asian Design Sites

William McDonough + Partners―The Thomas Jefferson of sustainable design	Shinto-Religion.com―"Softypapa's" Shinto oriented Japanese craft site―includes an excellent selection of small Japanese tea cups
Moco Loco―A sharp eye on modern and contemporary design
Apartment Therapy―Focused on apartment decor and renovation but applicable to any domestic design challenge	Local Baltimore-Washington Resources:
Cherry Tree Design―American made Japanese style hardwood lamps and fixtures
Haiku Designs―Chinese made Japanese style furniture and lighting	Ginza―modern Japanese items at 1721 Connecticut Ave., NW, Wash., DC
Oriental Furniture―a good selection of Japanese, Korean, and Chinese furniture―unfortunately, light on wood identification	Arise, featuring Japanese kimono and antiques as well as other Asian items, has apparently reincarnated their retail operation at their new warehouse near the National Arboretum at 2146 Queens Chapel Rd NE, DC. Open 2-3 times a month or by appointment. Subscribe to their email notifications
Tatami Room―a wide variety of Japanese decor items, including tatami mats and numerous shoji screens	Dragonfly Design and Decor―antiques from China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Vietnam at 1457 Church St., NW, Wash., DC
Tansu.net―an unusual selection of eco-friendly imported Asian furniture	East and Beyond―Japanese, Chinese, and Korean antiques at 6727 Curran St., McLean, Virginia
Neko-Chan Trading Co.―hand-carved wooden and bronze statues, incense and burners, and Japanese stoneware	Joan Eve Classics & Collectibles—A small general interest shop at 8018 Main Street, Ellicott City, with a number of Japanese and Chinese items
Greentea Design―Japanese and other Asian modern and antique furniture	Dzi (Tibet Collection)―Tibetan crafts made in India and Nepal at 5778 2nd St., NE, DC
Shoji Décor―paper lanterns in a wide variety of shapes and colors plus illustrated shoji blinds	Rosewood City—Chinese rosewood furniture in Elkridge, MD
Now and Zen―home of the hardwood Zen Alarm Clock

 

Site Links:

Alternative news on the internet [under construction]	A Dictionary of Propaganda Terms [in process]
My current configuration
Common Spelling and Grammatical Errors on the Internet	Alien Room Escape walkthrough
A comment about "Applemilk1988" and the Emily-bashing going on at YouTube and elsewhere	The Hill "Star Map" of New Hampshire and Vermont, along with a comparison of the map with a contemporary map of the area. Note: The sequence of routes 4, 14, 2, and 7 is now paralleled by Interstate 89

 

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