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