Despite coinciding lifetimes in journalism and, for the past few years, both being columnists at Politicsweb, we had never met or, indeed, spoken. Nevertheless, for the past week, his death has been churning constantly in my thoughts.
Part of it stems from the power of the words. Gordin was an older white man who revelled in the rich complexities of Jewish culture and language, yet his love and concern for our ailing
