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we would play softball in the parking lot adjacent to Ebbets Field. One day we made headlines when one of my classmates hit a homerun from the parking lot over the Ebbets Field wall. The Brooklyn Eagle reported that it was the first time an...

especially since Ebbets Field was located four blocks from our high school. The morning recess generally coincided with the time when several of the players walked past our school to the stadium. Remember that these players were working sti...

but some were much more orthodox than we were. We did not wear yarmulkes when we played

” but at least by objective standards I’ve exceeded the expectations my high school teachers and principal had for me. None of them thought I was “college material.”

my questioner replied: “I knew he would come to no good. He was such a bad kid in high school.”

to which my mother turned in desperation. After reviewing my high school record

but a head of clay.” (My mother made them change it!)

after I had done something especially egregious—I threw a “dummy” dressed like me off the roof of the building

but religious people must respect the freedom of choice of a fellow man

and we took along one particularly orthodox classmate who insisted on wearing his yamulka during the show. The rest of us had tucked ours into our pockets. Of course we sat in the front row

since I often use humor to avoid discussing serious issues.) I use humor in the courtroom

which were never chosen. But we often thought our jokes were as good or better than theirs.

but older brothers were a good source.) We didn’t know anybody who actually made up a joke. Every rendition would begin with

my friends and I decided to form a social athletic club - - a euphemism for a Jewish gang

in which I frequently participated - - more often as victim than victor - - but the Borough Park section of Brooklyn was a safe neighborhood. [I guess that’s why my family was so mystified when my brother failed to return home from a shoppi...

not the least of which was when she repeatedly had to defend me for my conduct at school. I remember one incident in particular. I was playing “Ring A Levio” in the schoolyard on any icy winter day and chasing a classmate named Victor Botni...

but I have been ecstatic. It has become the most important quality in my life--and the most significant ingredient in whatever success I may have achieved. It certainly played an important role in my decision to become a lawyer defending fr...

my mother began to doubt her doubting. Doubting was good as long as it didn't lead to breaking with the rituals--as it didn't in her case. Or so she believed

the take away has been a lifelong belief in the certainty of certainty. Why the difference? Surely minor genetic disparities do not explain such a profound difference in world views. Nor does mere intelligence

they shake back and forth while standing up. At a certain point in my life