Lou Goldstein at Grossinger’s
Another time when my mother was at Grossing- er’s Lou Goldstein asked from the stage what made a good mother-in-law. My mother raised her hand and Lou called on her. “A good mother-in-law,” my mother said, “is one who keeps her pocketbook open and her mouth closed.” SCHOOL DAYS While Herman was learning the frozen food business the kids were growing. When Michael started school at six years old he was so excited he couldn’t wait. He wanted to carry a lunch box just like his big brother’s. His teacher didn’t see it the same way. Despite the fact that we lived eight blocks from school, Mrs. Ross told Michael he had to go home for lunch. Eight blocks each way! Mrs. Ross, I’m sorry to say it, but you were a stupid woman. I even think her stupidity affected Michael’s atti- tude about school. Today I would have pulled him out of her class. Then I didn’t know enough to do anything like that but I did go to school and straighten her out. Michael got to bring his lunch. Frank was an excellent student right from the beginning. But in kindergarten his teacher told Herman and I that Frank was a problem and would probably be a wallflower. He was a loner, she said, and wouldn’t play with the other children. He just took his toys and went off into a corner to play by himself. Of course her predictions were complete- ly wrong. Frank became a leader at every level of
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