The 50's
What was the name of Lucy's neighbor and friend in 'I Love Lucy'?
Ethel (Ethel and Fred Mertz).
Whose musar was “fire?”
Rabbi Avigdor Miller
Mom is known worldwide for making this dish.
The world's best mushroom barley soup.
Mom's favorite place to hang out is...
The Beach!
What was Mom's original job out of school?
She taught the blind.
Which reference book for world records was first published in 1955?
The Guinness Book of Records.
Why was Debbie late for her bedekin?
She was in her hotel room saying tehilim
What is Mom's go to drink after dinner?
Decaf, Constant Comment tea.
Mom drives 45 minutes for this routine item which she swears she cannot do in Livingston.
Get a haircut - in Monsey.
Who co-edited the HILI yearbook with Mom?
Denise Bokar
In 1952 the longest running play opened in London, it was ...
The Mousetrap.
What was the name of the original play that Debbie directed for the YIWB youth department:
Tevye Goes to Israel
Known for her baking - she once accidentally added this item to a cake instead of sugar.
Salt.
When Mom was pulled over by a cop - the cop gave her...
Tickets to a show instead of a traffic ticket.
Mom carpooled with this person to Teacher's College?
Dr. Tannenbaum
Which president of the United States was in office from Jan. 20, 1953 to Jan. 20, 1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Why did the Belgian couple in Eilat in 1973 think that Mom and Saul were orphans:
Because they did not speak a common language and when they asked where their parents were (they were in the Golan) Debbie pointed upwards.
The first time she ordered falafel in Israel she asked them to give her everything so they included what item?
Charif, which was way too hot for her.
Who were Mom's best friends at HILI?
Her high school friends were Beth and Rona.
How did you know for sure that Mom didn't really understand Yiddish when she worked at Mosdoth? What did the kids say and what did she think it meant?
Nach fishe. She thought it meant no fish instead of more fish.
Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today?
The Price is Right.
In 1974 who did Mom leave a homemade Challah cover made from napkins for in our LA Hotel:
Chaim Herzog
Who did J2 say send the pizza came from when Mom called to find out who sent pizza to Harrisburg for her birthday?
“Somebody who loves you.”
What was the land line number Saba and Savta added because Mom was tying up the house line quite a bit?
471-7919
There was no busing when Mom was in elementary school. Who drove her to school every day?
Rabbi Zivitz