MY LIFE IN PICTURES
At the age of 6 weeks
Displayed proudly by my young parents
At the age of one year
Am I cute or what?
At the age of 5
I had mastered the tricycle way before the picture was taken
At the age of 9
With my best friend on the left
At the age of 16
In a Youth Regiment Course for section Commanders.
Looking sexy with the Uzi
and my approving classmate on the right
At the age of 17
Between two of the most popular girls in my class. What a delight.
During a National Service Duty in the Gadot Kibbutz at the foot of the intimidating Golan Heights (then ruled by trigger-happy Syrian troops)
At the age of 18
On the school bus in a chilly Israeli morning, sitting next to the right corner of the picture
At the age of 19
In the back of our truck with members of Lahakat Pikud Zafon, the army select troupe (more pictures of the troupe are available on this site. See the page dedicated to the Lahaka)
From left to right, bottom row, our truck driver, Gadi Yagil, Fefe. Second row from bottom left to right, Tzahi (Lipson) Liron, Dalia Yovel our cultural officer administrator from the headquarters (She was also my classmate in high school), Bilhah (Chorgel) Yagil, Gidi Piper. Sitting on the edge of the truck from left to right, Avi Perry, Tzipi, Koby Oshrat, Menashe Glaser, Elisheva, Yael, Dani Ben Israel
From left to right, bottom row, our truck driver, Gadi Yagil, Fefe. Second row from bottom left to right, Tzahi (Lipson) Liron, Dalia Yovel our cultural officer administrator from the headquarters (She was also my classmate in high school), Bilhah (Chorgel) Yagil, Gidi Piper. Sitting on the edge of the truck from left to right, Avi Perry, Tzipi, Koby Oshrat, Menashe Glaser, Elisheva, Yael, Dani Ben Israel
At the age of 22
My first overseas trip from Israel to Europe as the accordionist of the Israeli Student Dance Troupe on tour in Switzerland and France.
Playing on the bus on the road to Paris
At the age of 30
Teaching at Northwestern University, Graduate School of Management in Evanston Illinois
At the age of 42
Returning for a brief visit to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, 7 years after accepting a job in Bell Laboratories
At the age of 43
Celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary with my beautiful wife
At the age of 47
Shipping donated supplies to Romania following the revolution that toppled communist dictator Chaushesku
At the age of 47
In Romania after delivering donated goods
At the age of 47
On the "moon" with my daughter
At the age of 49
Bored during a Bell Laboratories annual picnic.
I hate Baseball. .. They all went to play.
I designed the T-shirt. The Dream Team is not my baseball team. This is my team of engineers who created the first Bell Labs European style Echo Canceller Product
At the age of 49
The Bell Labs News, weekly paper, issued a report on our latest innovative creation--the European style Echo Canceller Product
At the age of 52
Sitting in the middle first row wearing my favorite colorful sweater with a group of Bell Labs engineers responsible for the latest voice quality enhancement product
At the age of 53
Representing the US and Lucent Technologies in the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) Standards Body In Geneva
At the age of 53
With two delegates to the ITU , relaxing before dinner in Geneva following a long day of Standards meetings
At the age of 53
Visiting Chamonix, France, and Mont Blanc after a week long of Standards meetings in Geneva.
Looks like my backyard, doesn't it?
Looks like my backyard, doesn't it?
At the age of 54
A weekend break in Kyoto, Japan where I attended a Standards meeting hosted by Mitsubishi.
Visiting a Japanese temple with the other delegates. I am standing at the bottom step.
At the age of 54
In Madrid, Spain on a break from a business meeting with Telefonica with two of my colleagues
At the age of 54
On the top floor of the World Trade Center in NY with my Dutch friend and Colleague, guiding him on the most memorable tour of his life.
At age 55
With Yasser Arafat in London
Saying that he is a snake is an insult to snakes.
At the age of 56
In China following a business meeting with China Telecom
At the age of 56
In Istanbul, Turkey on a secret mission
At the age of 56
Cannes, France
on a top-secret mission
Waving to the camera, not to the red-headed on the right who tries to steal my show
At the age of 56
Visiting Monaco following a top-secret meeting in Cannes, France
At the age of 58
Normandy, France
On the way from a Standards meeting in Brittany to a business meeting in Paris
At the age of 58
In La Defense, Paris, France following a business meeting with SFR
My 59th Birthday Celebration
With the wife, daughter and son-in-law.
Looks delicious
At the age of 59
The Team at Lucent Technologies celebrates my birthday in front of my office door before separating from Lucent and joining NMS Communications as a new business unit in the new company.
I am kneeling, holding a lollipop
At the age of 59
Getting ready for dinner in New York on the eve of my team's acquisition by NMS Communications
Waiting with two of Lucent's attorneys for the Morgan Stanley team.
Waiting with two of Lucent's attorneys for the Morgan Stanley team.
At the age of 59
At NMS Communications in Framingham, Massachusetts
for a
Company's management meeting and celebration.
Presenting our program in song and dance. I am with the accordion while wearing a wig.
for a
Company's management meeting and celebration.
Presenting our program in song and dance. I am with the accordion while wearing a wig.
At the age of 59
In Helsinky, Finland Before a business meeting with Nokia
At the age of 59
In Paris, France after business meetings with France Telecom and SFR
At the age of 59
In Stockholm, Sweden after a business meeting with Ericsson
At the age of 60
Berlin, Germany
Following a top-secret meeting
At the age of 60
On a mission in Krakow Poland.
At the age of 60
In Auschwitz
Emotional and sad. There was little left of the 1940's death camp where my grandparents and uncle were massacred.
At the age of 60
In front of the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial prior to an important business meeting
At the age of 60
In Prague
At the age of 60
In Bonn, Germany with the wife following a business meeting with T-Mobile
At the age of 62
Arriving in Bulgaria for an important meeting
At the age of 62
In Sicily for no reason.
(I made them an offer they could not refuse...)
At the age of 66
In Southern Italy just for fun and more stuff
At the age of 68 (2011)
With my two mischievous grandsons who love making faces in front of the camera