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The Jewish Mothers' Hall of Fame

The Jewish Mothers' Hall of Fame

Bernstein, Fred A.

Paperback

HumorGeneral ParentingGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0385233779
ISBN13: 9780385233774
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: Apr 2 1986
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.64 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
Twenty-five fascinating, revealing interviews with the mothers of twenty-five high-achieving Jewish people, including the mothers of Stephen Spielberg, ex-convict Abbie Hoffman, Nobel Medalist Rosalyn Yalow, and more.

Like other mothers in the book, Clara, who died recently, exemplified a life of hard work and sacrifice, as well as worry about her child when a teacher told her Rosalyn was a genius. (I never met the man Einstein but I heard he was a little peculiar.) The author says Leah Adler, mother of film director Steven Spielberg, was the funniest person he'd ever met, and readers will agree. With obvious love and pride, she kvetches about bringing up a peculiar son (I didn't know what the hell he was). There are reports on rock stars, a lawyer, playwright and other achievers and at least two people more notorious than famous: porn film star Harry Reems and yippie ex-convict Abbie Hoffman.

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