Myra’s father, Mendek Rubin
Mendek Rubin was born in Jaworzno, Poland to an Orthodox Jewish family. Both of his parents and four of his five siblings were murdered in Auschwitz, while he survived three years in a Nazi slave labor concentration camp. After the war, Mendek immigrated to the United States, was drafted into the US Army and served in Korea, and then returned to New York City, where he started a very successful jewelry manufacturing business.
By middle age, the successful inventor began devoting himself to solving the riddle of the human mind in an effort to heal his depression and find joy, which continued to elude him despite both financial and marital success. Mendek developed into a philosopher and spiritual seeker, and became a prolific writer and painter who loved music, dance and nature. Mendek lived with his wife in Carmel, California, for the last thirty years of his life, close to both of his daughters and his three grandchildren. He died in September 2012.
Quest for Eternal Sunshine is a posthumous collaboration between Mendek Rubin and his daughter, Myra Goodman.
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