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Harlan's Legacy
Every Friday, a story.
A weekly act of remembering, kept alive one Friday at a time.
A living archive of memory
Kept by Hal · Every Friday
This week
History Arrives One Name at a Time
In his own words
“You don't have to win every argument, Hal. Sometimes you just let your mother be right, and you both get to eat dinner in peace.”— Harlan, as remembered by his brother
Who they were
About Harlan
Harlan Blaine Yaffe is remembered here through the weekly stories written by his brother, Hal. His full biography is being carefully assembled from family records, photographs, original writings and the memories of those who knew him.
The archive
Every Friday, a story — kept.
The complete Harlan's Legacy archive is being gathered and added progressively. Each memory is kept the same way — completely, and on purpose.
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History Arrives One Name at a Time
Funny Harlan Stories
Dad’s Bass Voice to Barbra Streisand to Phish
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When One Voice Is Missing
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The Tattoo That Wasn’t
Funny Harlan Stories
The Red Suitcase
Grief and Memory
Following the Trail Harlan Left Us
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The Book
One day, a book — fifty stories gathered into six parts, so these Fridays might survive forever. The stories are still being collected; none have been chosen yet.
The fifty are being chosen slowly and thoughtfully. A little more than half already have their place.
- I Growing Up Harlan
- II Being Harlan
- III Mom, Dad and Home
- IV Funny Moments That Became Sacred
- V Grief and Shabbat
- VI Peace, Love & Equality For All