english: My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence and partly because it was filled with books.
non_english: Büyükbabam bir hahamdi ve bir duldu, Brooklyn'de küçük bir apartman dairesinde yalnız yaşardı. Bu daire büyürken benim dünyada en sevdiğim yerdi, biraz onun nazik va zarif varlığıyla dolu olduğu için, biraz da kitaplarla dolu olduğu için.