NYC Party

From SentryOutpost

On January 31st, Johnny the Hack and Lulu attended a party for Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow and met up with a Chorazos representative named The Sculptor. The Sculptor asked that they get a copy of the book autographed for him, which they did. The Sculptor asked for assistance with an upcoming performance art piece in the city. He did not provide details about the location but did suggest it would take place during the upcoming lunar eclipse, (Feb. 20th).

He also provided a photocopy of this article:

We see the Hebrew letters tav mem alef at the bottom.

In Hebrew (read right-to-left): אמת

This is spoken as "emet", and means "truth".

Transcription:

INSPIRATION

Beyond the Work of a Lifetime

"The nobleness of any culture is best defined by how it treats the downtrodden and the lost," wrote Anwell Barierascu in a June 2000 NY Times editorial. In the three years since then, the Barierascu Charitable Fund has donated over $15 million dollars to adoption and poverty charities. In the 41 years that he has personally led his family's charity, it has provided over $100 million in adoption charity support alone.

"The fact that the United States still has orphans in the 21st century is a national disgrace," Mr. Barierascu explained during a rare interview at his family's estate in Chorazin, NY, just outside of Attica. "It is beyond the work of a lifetime to fix these problems."

Barierascu is passionate about the topic: he was adopted by his father, Jorma Barierascu, in 1943 at the age of two after the death of both of his parents. Jorma, himself rescued from an orphanage in the 1890s by his father Vekoslav, was also also a noted philanthropist and adoption supporter, and passed that spirit on to his son with the family inheritance when he died in 1962.

"My family has been involved in adoption philanthropy for over six generations," Anwell explained, "and the progress is so frustratingly slow. It pains me deeply what society still does with discarded children."

Now 65 and of weakening health. Anwell hopes to pass on this commitment to his own son Gustev, who is currently a sophomore at a small private college. Gustev spent over 2 years of his childhood in orphanages and foster homes until his father adopted him 1987. How does Anwell sum up this family mission for his adopted son?

"Adoption has given us our greatest gifts from the seeds of our darkest challenges," he mused. "That's worth dedicating your life to."

The Sculptor spoke a few parting words in hebrew before withdrawing from the encounter, "Baruch dayan ha’emet"

In Hebrew (read right-to-left): ברוך דיין האמת

This means "Blessed is the Judge of truth, the righteous Judge," which is a common way to express sympathy for the death of a loved one.

A recording of the interview with the Sculptor: http://sentryoutpost.com/uploads/nyc/Sculptor_Interview.wav