My Dad - Herman Shooster, page 2
Movies - Which he almost always attended alone once each week. Yearly two-week vaca- tion, which he usually took alone. Seemed to have mechanical aptitude - Liked fixing things. Reading - Primarily Jewish paper, Daily paper, World Affairs section of the New York Times . Apparent Hopes - Family solidarity, finan- cial security, desire always to have his three sons in business together. Desired for me to be a doctor - this desire was not as strong as Mother.
Spiritual - Never knew him to attend syna- gogue, but severe pride in his Judaism (the group or class as distinguished from other groups or classes), seemed not to subscribe to any of Judaism’s rituals. Judaism to him was his hatrack — but very strong, intensive. He believed in God, often making unconscious reference to God, but abandonment of his spirit to God was too difficult for his inde- pendent nature. He could not freely, openly declare his love and dependence on God. But his deep belief was apparent and real.
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