CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Elsbeta was buried two days later in a cemetery near Islip, Long Island, in a family plot the Goldmans had bought half a century ago, as members of the Lithuanian Jewish chevra, or burial society. The message was posted in the elevator, with information about the chapel service, and directions to the cemetery. Shiva, the mourning period, would be held for three days following the funeral, in the apartment of Ira Gold. "Please wear proper attire. No shorts and sandals."
Dolly’s boys said, "That’s stupid. The dead don’t care."
Dolly told them to stay home. "The dead don’t care either about your attending." What do they care about? they asked. Laurel declined the invitation to go to the funeral. It felt irregular, but she said it anyway, "The dead don’t care whether I atte
