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Channel Esther: Didio Bongo and Esther Cohen
Esther Cohen
September 30, 2014
by Esther Cohen
Didier Bongo
Benin born taxi driver
he told me today
there are no Esther Cohens in Benin
but he is not
the only Didier Bongo.
Maybe, he said,
New York is the only place
for us both.
Esther Cohen’s books include God Is a Tree, Book Doctor, and Don’t Mind Me and Other Jewish Lies. She is the Jewish Currents arts and public events consultant.
Didier Bongo
Benin born taxi driver
he told me today
there are no Esther Cohens in Benin
but he is not
the only Didier Bongo.
Maybe, he said,
New York is the only place
for us both.
Esther Cohen’s books include God Is a Tree, Book Doctor, and Don’t Mind Me and Other Jewish Lies. She is the Jewish Currents arts and public events consultant.
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