I was one of the few secular (reform) Jews Growing up n Boro Park in the 70s and 80s. I could not relate to the ultra orthodox way of life and was certainly not accepted as I was. Almost all of my friends were Catholic. However I will say back in time that was quite a unique neighborhood and loved living there.
I grew up there in the 60's and 70's--I moved to Sunset Park when I got married in 1977. When asked where I lived, I used to say it was I lived on the borderline of Bensonhurst and Borough Park. I don't think that was technically true; it probably was considered Borough Park, but when I lived there, it wasn't until you passed 17th Avenue that the neighborhood became almost exclusively Orthodox Jewish. I lived around the corner from 18th Avenue, and at that time, my street that was very diverse. The Jewish part of the neighborhood had the biggest influence on my food tastes. I still consider bagels a food group, and my first comfort food was a Hebrew National hot dog and a knish from the Jewish deli around the corner. It was a jolt to move to New Jersey, where bagel stores weren't open 24 hours, and when my pregnant sister had a craving for a knish on the Point Pleasant boardwalk, she walked the entire length, only to come back empty handed, unable to believe that not a single person there even knew what a knish was! When I lived in Brooklyn, stores weren't open on Sundays, so it was a big thrill to go to 13th Avenue on a Sunday afternoon--it felt as if we were doing something illegal. The once or twice that Christmas Eve fell on Sunday, it was an entire extra day to finish our shopping lists.
Dear Lord, change the world, if only to this minor extent: A world in which the word "diversity" is not used every fifteen seconds. In the meantime, people, BUY A THESAURUS!
I grew up there and left in 1975. Your brief video brought me right back to 44 years ago. Thank you.
What a wonderful video. Both people were warm and genuine.
BP is amazing...
I was one of the few secular (reform) Jews Growing up n Boro Park in the 70s and 80s. I could not relate to the ultra orthodox way of life and was certainly not accepted as I was. Almost all of my friends were Catholic. However I will say back in time that was quite a unique neighborhood and loved living there.
I grew up there in the 60's and 70's--I moved to Sunset Park when I got married in 1977. When asked where I lived, I used to say it was I lived on the borderline of Bensonhurst and Borough Park. I don't think that was technically true; it probably was considered Borough Park, but when I lived there, it wasn't until you passed 17th Avenue that the neighborhood became almost exclusively Orthodox Jewish. I lived around the corner from 18th Avenue, and at that time, my street that was very diverse. The Jewish part of the neighborhood had the biggest influence on my food tastes. I still consider bagels a food group, and my first comfort food was a Hebrew National hot dog and a knish from the Jewish deli around the corner. It was a jolt to move to New Jersey, where bagel stores weren't open 24 hours, and when my pregnant sister had a craving for a knish on the Point Pleasant boardwalk, she walked the entire length, only to come back empty handed, unable to believe that not a single person there even knew what a knish was!
When I lived in Brooklyn, stores weren't open on Sundays, so it was a big thrill to go to 13th Avenue on a Sunday afternoon--it felt as if we were doing something illegal. The once or twice that Christmas Eve fell on Sunday, it was an entire extra day to finish our shopping lists.
me ken nish tanzen off tzey haseness mit ein thouchas, is the complete saying "you cant dance at two wedding with only one behind"
We need to bring Yiddish back. It has become a dying language
Idish is mamelushan
Dear Lord, change the world, if only to this minor extent: A world in which the word "diversity" is not used every fifteen seconds. In the meantime, people, BUY A THESAURUS!