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What the Dog Saw: And Other AdventuresDuring the Depression БЂ“ long before she became one of the most famous copywriters of her day БЂ“ Shirley Polykoff met a man named George Halperin. He was the son of an Orthodox rabbi from Reading, Pennsylvania, and soon after they began courting he took her home for Passover to meet his family. They ate roast chicken, tzimmes, and sponge cake, and Polykoff hit it off with Rabbi Halperin, who was warm and funny. GeorgeБЂ™s mother was another story. She was Old World Orthodox, with severe, tightly pulled back hair; no one was good enough for her son. БЂњHowБЂ™d I do, George?БЂ«Shirley asked as soon as they got in the car for the drive home. БЂњDid your mother like me?БЂ«He was evasive. БЂњMy sister Mildred thought you were great.БЂ«БЂњThatБЂ™s nice, George,БЂ«she said. БЂњBut what did your mother say?БЂ«There was a pause. БЂњShe says you paint your hair.БЂ«Another pause. БЂњWell, do you?БЂ«Shirley Polykoff was humiliated. In her mind she could hear her future mother-in-law: Fahrbt zi der huer? Oder fahrbt zi nisht? Does she color her hair? Or doesnБЂ™t she? The answer, of course, was that she did ...» |
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