Peter - maybe we discussed this long ago and I've forgotten, but I was interested in your comment about both you and Koen having roots in Jewish Amsterdam. A couple of branches of my family came to the US from Amsterdam in the early 19th century (one actually in the mid-18th). Family legend is that at least one side had come to Amsterdam from Spain at the Inquisition.

Not really comfortable having a whole discussion of this in this thread, but not sure where else to start the conversation. If you're interested in chatting about those roots, feel free to send me an email.

Tamar