Figuring I would clear up the intrigue, I went on the internet and searched 
Google for images of Jellinek, so I could get visual clues. Guess what, 
Ron. The only one I found was at your site, and the guy does indeed look 
short -- definitely shorter than the two women he was standing with, one of 
whom might have been his living partner.

John French

At 11:56 AM 6/19/2005, Francis Hartigan wrote:

>Fascinating.
>
>Thanks, Ron.
>
>
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>From: Alcohol and Drugs History Society [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
>On Behalf Of Ron Roizen
>Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 5:24 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Tidbit: Jellinek recalled in Geneva
>
>Listmates:
>
>I've received an email containing the following intriguing sentence:
>
>"My memory of meeting her father [i.e., Ruth Jellinek's father in Geneva] 
>is that he was a VERY short man, and that the tall woman with whom he 
>lived was drinking heavily."
>
>Maybe Jellinek began to appreciate that he was going to new need new 
>alcoholisms (beyond the American gamma variety) right in his Geneva home!
>
>What a striking image.
>
>Ron