Travels With Cher-ie
Name the Place
On Campus
Page, Stage, Canvas, and Screen
Sonnies and Cher
…With a “Side” of Your Family
100
In addition to providing the Weisbergs their first tour of the Baka neighborhood, Sandy and Cynthia Levinson also introduced them to this mononymous East Jerusalem money-lender. (His prices were lousy.)
WHO IS FAUZI?
100
210 E. 77th Street
WHAT IS NEW LINCOLN?
100
Cheryl was pictured alongside this lifelong friend in their first official Brandeis photos.
WHO IS CARYL KAMORNIK?
100
In Her New Moves, Paul surprises Elaine with tickets to this ballet, in an (unsuccessful) attempt to rekindle their marriage.
WHAT IS LA BAYADERE?
100
Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso were the stars of Caught, whose screenplay was penned by the father of this longtime family babysitter.
WHO IS ALEXANRDA POMERANTZ?
100
Long before Cheryl’s first visit to the Museum of Science and Industry, Aunt Vivian auspiciously presented Cheryl and Bonnie with a gift consisting of three of these adorable animals.
WHAT ARE BABY CHICKS?
200
Located at the corner of its eponymous avenue and the Rue Jean Rey, this bygone Paris hotel featured fabulous Eifel Tower views and, more importantly, a top- notch continental breakfast.
WHAT IS SUFFREN LA TOUR?
200
225 F. Street
WHAT IS CHERYL AND RICHARD’S WASHINGTON, DC ADDRESS?
200
This poet and English professor taught two generations of Weisbergs, Cheryl at Brandeis, and Ben at Johns Hopkins.
WHO IS ALAN GROSSMAN?
200
Cheryl’s TV work as a background artist has included gigs on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Law & Order, as well as an infomercial for this fabric decorating device.
WHAT IS THE GLITZER?
200
During the Weisberg family’s sabbatical semester in Vancouver, Cheryl and Sam were granted access to the set of this whimsical fantasy.
WHAT IS JUMANJI?
200
It wasn’t a reward for finding the afikomen, but Cheryl was gifted several vintage outfits from this relative’s maternity shop – the site of many childhood seders.
WHO IS AUNT SHIRLEY?
300
Reminiscing on their time spent with Cheryl and Richard in Bellagio, this couple cited memorable discussions of “the Christian/Jewish difference in the relation of literalism to morality, especially as it affects legal bonds.”
WHO ARE THE HARTMANS?
300
6 Avenue Paul Appell
WHAT IS CHERYL’S 1967 PARIS HOME?
300
While not exactly a gentleman, on at least one occasion, this odd duck gave Cheryl a ride on his motorcycle from Waltham to Porter Square.
WHO IS SIDNEY WOLINSKY?
300
One of Cheryl’s earliest stage performances featured a dramatic rendering of a speech by this historic figure from a play by George Bernard Shaw.
WHO IS JOAN OF ARC?
300
Cheryl taught Dan the Box Step accompanied by this blue-collar anthem in 4/4 time, originally written about Levittown, NY.
WHAT IS ALLENTOWN?
300
Sid famously took the Weisbergs on a wrong way tour of First Avenue after a celebratory graduation meal at this Yorkville diner.
WHAT IS CAFÉ 79?
400
While visiting London, Cheryl, Richard and Sam took in an early production of this famous play, whose most recent Broadway production featured Neil Patrick Harris and James Cordon.
WHAT IS ART?
400
2929 S. Ellis Avenue
WHAT IS MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL?
400
This rail-thin, elfin high-school and college classmate of Cheryl’s, who was a guest at Cheryl and Richard’s wedding, went on to have a successful acting career before his untimely death in 1987.
WHO IS ROY STEVENS?
400
Looking for a Friend: A Book for Owen and Wes recounts the adventures of this personable, if occasionally malodorous, mammal.
WHO IS SKIPPY THE SKUNK?
400
This movie, around which Cheryl organized a birthday party for Ben, featured a contest sponsored by Glad Trash Bags.
WHAT IS MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY?
400
Marty (Pop-Pop) Zackian wasn’t a martyr (at least in the literal sense of the word), but his surname is derived from this 17th century Belarusian rabbi, who was.
WHO IS RABBI YISRAEL, THE MARTYR OF RUZHANY?
500
During a whirlwind overnight trip to Leipzig in 2012, Cheryl and Richard took in a concert at this famous Leipzig music hall.
WHAT IS GEWANDHAUS?
500
15 Quai De La Tournelle
WHAT IS LA TOUR D’ARGENT?
500
Cheryl’s contributions to the Brandeis Justice included an account of a freshman orientation seminar on Paul Goodman’s Growing Up Absurd led by this legendary Brandeis English professor.
WHO IS ALLEN LEVITAN?
500
Cheryl’s drawing of this Edward Hopper painting of his wife, Jo, has adorned Ben and Rachel’s home for many years. The original hangs in the Columbus Museum of Art.
WHAT IS MORNING SUN?
500
While Cheryl and Richard had to finagle Benno’s way into Beverly Hills High through the use of a phony address, Sam legally attended this Los Angeles neighborhood school.
WHAT IS WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY?
500
The summer their younger brother Steve was born, Cheryl and Bonnie were shipped off to Camp Wonderland, whose white-haired owner went by this folksy moniker.
WHO IS AUNT ALICE?
