Memoir 2: Hebrew School Memoir

Memoir 2: Hebrew School Memoir

Hebrew School Raymond P. Scheindlin   I   My maternal grandfather taught me my first Hebrew letters, the six that made up the masthead of the Yiddish daily Der Tog, as I sat on his knee. Although all four of my grandparents were most comfortable speaking...
Memoir 1: High Holiday Memoir

Memoir 1: High Holiday Memoir

High Holiday Memoir Raymond P. Scheindlin   I   “You’ll be in the choir.”   I was only about seven years old and didn’t really understand what the old man was talking about; but with those words he sent me down the path that led, five-and-a-half decades...