Rosie, one of Nathanael's best buddies at school. She's fun. Her family is Russian- Cincinnati actually has a sizeable Russian community. Of them, many are, like many people we know (including Rosie's parents) Jews who emigrated within the last few decades. The next generation may not know Russian as well as their parents. But darned if Rosie's brother didn't kick my butt in chess. I don't know why I continually prove my ignorance in games I'm unskilled in, but one night at Border's the boy left me dead in the water in about 15 minutes. I didn't know what hit me.