I went to dinner at Rosa's tonight and was joined by Middle and Youngest Daughters. We decided to walk to Popovers for dessert and as we walked up State Street I noticed lights on in the synagogue and asked the girls, "Hey! Who wants to go to temple?"
Youngest Daughter: Wait, is that a dessert place?
Me and Middle Daughter laughing uncontrollably on the sidewalk...between guffaws explaining that it is like a church....
Youngest Daughter: Oh! Is that the place the Viet-naaams go to?
More laughing, explanation that it is where Jewish people worship.
Eat great desserts and tea at Popovers and head back.
Walk past temple again...
Youngest Daughter: Oh! Wait! I know that symbol...isn't that the Nazis?!!?
Immediate shushing as we hustle her down the sidewalk. Short history lesson (what the HELL are they being taught in school) that the Nazis persecuted the Jews during WWII and put them in concentration camps.
Youngest Daughter: Well, what did the Americans do?
Further history lesson...references to Band of Brothers...
Youngest Daughter: Oh...I get it now.
I'm just glad a posse of Jews didn't decide to school us instead. *sheesh*
Posted by bbarton at November 24, 2006 10:12 PMPam - No pressure, eh? lol
Posted by: Bob on November 26, 2006 12:34 AM
Oh yes, Temple Israel. I remember going to and occasionally skipping Hebrew School there back in the day. Me, my younger sister and our friend Amy used to ditch and hang out in Prescott Park sometimes. We didn't much like the rabbi's pedagogical style, which consisted of timing our speed reading with a stopwatch and announcing who got the lowest grades on the tests.
Posted by: Pam on November 25, 2006 10:05 PM