Tag Archives: WW2
14 The El Rey Theater
The El Rey Theater took on a timeless quality. It had always been there. It would go endlessly on, before the war began and after it would end. I spent either Saturday or Sunday there–sometimes both! With luck it became … Continue reading
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10 Victory Garden
Food was a central reality during the war. All of us were urged to plant a Victory Garden. Over and over we were told we must not be wasteful. … Continue reading
08 Rationing
As a child I accepted the world as “given.” It is the way it was because that’s the way it was. That’s how I related to the world in which I found myself. I was on the “home front.” I … Continue reading
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