Aaron Hilkevitch and the Anniversary of the Spanish Civil War

 

 

 

 

 

  Aaron Hilkevitch, who served as a medical doctor in the Spanish Republican Army during the civil war and was the last surviving Illinois member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, died in Chicago on October 4. He was 96.
Specializing in psychiatry, Aaron practiced in Chicago for over 50 years,merging his professional work with a distinctly left political point of view. “Dr. Hilkevitch saw psychoanalysis as a route to personal freedom and integrity,” said a former colleague, Dr. Robert Galatzer-Levy. During the

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Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)

‘You’ve got to find what you love,’ Jobs says
This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve
Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June
12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college.  Truth be told, Continue reading Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)