President Shimon Peres, Salman Rushdie, Paul Auster, Ed Koch, David Shankbone celebrate Amos Oz

I had an interesting morning yesterday, as giants from various worlds met in an Upper East Side apartment for breakfast….

Nily Oz and Amos Oz

Salman Rushdie, Israeli President Shimon Peres and David Shankbone

Paul Auster, Salman Rushdie and David Shankbone

With Ed Koch

David Shankbone - who has written 384 posts on Shankbone.

David is a photographer and writer in New York City, and the editor of Shankbone.org.

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