The Lower East Side
This was the sport played in the streets in the good ole days of the LES
What is stick ball?
July 10th
When are Leila and Eliana's birthdays?
The grand buffet at the Zimilover boys' Bar Mitzvahs consisted of these 2 items
What are shnapps and herring?
Just like the Prince William's children, the Zimilover boys wore these until their Bar Mitzvahs
What are knickers?
Summer Thursday nights were celebrated here for hours on end
What is EJs?
Even before "foodies" was a thing, there was line to get in here at 1:00AM on Saturday nights
What is Shmulke Bernstein's?
May 21st
When are Benjie, Remi, Eli, and Nathaniel's birthdays?
The Zimilover children carried this to the local bakery every Erev Shabbos where it was heated throughout Shabbos
What is cholent?
What is her sheitel?
Every January, we would all visit Joe and Stella at this hotel
What is the Saxony?
The best pizza in the world
What is Noah Zark?
August 27th
When are Bob and Josh's birthdays, and Phyllis and Pinky's anniversary?
Both Grandpas Joe and Seymour preferred their cholent without this standard ingredient
What are potatoes?
All babies and children were outfitted from this family boutique
What was the Sister and Brother Shop?
Before the Zimilovers left for winters in Florida, the children all had to do this at the YIKGH going away parties
More onions rolls went home in women's pocketbooks than were actually eaten at this restaurant
What is Ratners?
June 10th
When are Risa Z and Meryl's brithdays and Ira and Risa's anniversay?
Surely, the Zimilover family loved breaking their fast every Motzei Yom Kippur on this choice meal Grandma Mollie insisted on making. Luckily, Aunt/Grandma Stella put a stop to that.
What is chicken soup?
One brother has a minhag to wear this, the other brother doesn't
What is a kittel at the Seder?
When Mr. Zimilover fainted at YIKGH, people were surprised it was this one and not this one
Who is Reuben, not Joe.
Thanks to gentrification, we once again have these 2 Zimilover descendants living on the Lower East Side
Who are Zoe and Madi?
Purim
When was Duvi and Kivi's bris?
Before docking at Ellis Island, Uncle/Grandpa Joe might have enjoyed this unfamiliar delicacy much more had he known about peeling it
What is a banana?
Great Uncle Harry allegedly invented this fashion icon
What is a propeller cap?
The assassination of President Kennedy prompted Mindy Kantrowitz to exclaim this
"Why would anyone want to shoot Mr. Zimilover, he's such a nice man!"