Mr. Samuel Bakove

My junior high school French teacher, Mr. Samuel Bakove, also spoke many other languages, and served as a translator for the U.S. Army during WWI.I always remember him telling us that although he did speak German, he also knew enough to keep his mouth shut about that fact, thereby probably saving himself from having to serve on the Western Front.

I am not as smart as Mr. Bakove, or perhaps it's just that after 12 years of serving on the SEFLIN Board, including being president and treasurer several times, I couldn't really pretend not to speak "Seflinese."Therefore, I was drafted (to continue the military metaphor), and am temporarily serving as Board Liaison to the SEFLIN office, in which role I am helping to keep things on track until a new Executive Director joins us.

This temporary responsibility has shown me another side of SEFLIN.What impresses me most is how dedicated and competent the staff are.

SEFLIN: Growing, Changing The other amazing thing is to see how much SEFLIN has grown and changed.

My junior high school French teacher, Mr. Samuel Bakove, also spoke many other languages, and served as a translator for the U.S. Army during WWI.I always remember him telling us that although he did speak German, he also knew enough to keep his mouth shut about that fact, thereby probably saving himself from having to serve on the Western Front.

I am not as smart as Mr. Bakove, or perhaps it's just that after 12 years of serving on the SEFLIN Board, including being president and treasurer several times, I couldn't really pretend not to speak "Seflinese."