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I impressed my children at Steve’s ice cream shop in Cambridge

I discovered that I had inherited my mother’s extraordinary gift while participating in intercollegiate debates. The debate tournaments always took place on Saturday. I pleaded with my parents to let me go

some of my more ""proper"" students objected to my constant interruptions

” she would say about my extremely polite Aunt (by marriage

directness was more of a virtue than politeness

because my academic performance was abysmal. In my senior semester my first half grades were as follows (I still have the report card): English 80; Math 60 (F); Hebrew 65; History 65; Physics 60 (F). With two failing grades

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