Dad Through the Decades
This is the rough and tough gang Dad and his friends made to terrorize the mean streets of Bridgeport, CT
What is the Allies?
In this country, Dad and Mom didn't realize how to pick good coconuts
Where is Haiti?
Dad and Mom were friends with this renowned Jewish scholar when they were first married in LA
Who is Deborah Lipstadt?
We call this friend by a three letter name. He always finishes every bite of his apple.
Who is Loz?
This is Dad's favorite laaaate night dinner on Saturdays. There's always evidence in the Apilco on Sunday mornings
What is SNS?
Dad ran along this ocean's edge when he needed a break from his studies at RAND
What is the Pacific?
In this country, Dad proposed to Mom for the first time
Where is Haiti?
Dad traveled to this capital city when he dabbled in tech
What is Ankara?
This is Dad's second favorite anesthesiologist...or the only one who sends him yearly citrus
Who is Scotty?
Dad taught Cousin Jeff how to make this fluffy breakfast food when they were teenagers
What is scrambled eggs?
The temperatures were so cold (but the hearts were so warm) in this football-loving college town. It even brought tears to Mom's eyes
What is Ann Arbor?
In this country, Dad ate kosher Chinese food every night
Where is Mali?
Dad mentored a colleague on elevator technology in this country
What is Mali?
This choirmaster used to bring lox every Passover, before he fled across the boarder
Who is Ron?
Dad knocked over a poultry carcass in LA (and gave Mom a heart attack) the first time he embarked on this culinary journey
What is Peking duck?
On an adventurous Saturday morning, Loz and Dad got an immersive Yiddish lesson and heard only this word in English
What is refrigerator?
Poppop reunited Dad with his long-lost salami in this country's airport
Where is China?
Dad was stranded on a mountain overnight and served the fireants a delicious dinner (his toes) overlooking this lake in Israel
What is the Kinneret?
This is Dad's first friend in Mount Vernon, long before we ever lived here. They share a Bar Mitzvah portion (what up Terumah!)
Who is Dave Davison?
Dad was on WNYC to extoll the virtues of these fluffy clouds from heaven
What are Bubbe Batya's kneidlach?
Helen lied to Bubbe and told her that her fiance was actually from this country
What is ???
In this country, Dad served as a judge for a home-ec contest...and then got violently ill...and then got upgraded to first class (worth it?)
What is India?
In this country, Dad narrowly escaped being shishkabobbed
What is Mali?
He sat next to Dad in their DC shul and heckled esteemed author Herman Wouk
Who is Jay Beder?
Dad learned the importance of food safety when serving this carbohydrate after the Tisha B'Av fast
What is egg noodles?