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[redbird]

I just got off the phone with Lise Eisenberg. Her father died last night. She's upset and I think hasn't entirely taken it in: he'd been ill for months (which is why she was calling me from Brooklyn rather than Japan), but not in a way that suggested the end was imminent.

At the moment, she's trying to sort out funeral and burial plans (he had no religious affiliation, nor does she, in the sense of being connected to a rabbi or synagogue, and he didn't own a cemetery plot, and decide whether to sit shivah in his apartment or her own, and figure out who she needs to notify, and whether she's executor of the will. (That last involves calling her lawyer's office, a matter better saved for Monday during the day.)

We stayed on the phone a while, a mix of trying to find answers to questions, and just trying to raise her mood a little, and verify that she's staying properly hydrated, and such.

ETA: I don't think Lise reads this regularly, and I'm virtually certain she's not reading it right now. So condolences or offers of assistance should go directly to her.

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[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for posting this, Vicki. I called Lise and we talked for quite a while.