lOl 1:£ Hi A ZOI-!

OR
LET IT aE THAT ~"JA,(

A COLLECtiON Of SAYINGS,' EXPRESSiONS, THOUGHTS.

AND PHILOSOPHIES
OF
MV DEAR MoTl1£R

SARAH SOICOLOW

COl.l.ECiED BV HER SON SAt,wEl 50KOI..oo

1974
 CH\ZUK AMUNO 1871-RuSSISCHE SHULE
Lloyd and Lombard Streets, Ba.ltimore, Maryland
From the Collection of Sam Sokolow
by H. ~ Evans, Jr.
 WH Gt6 A I..OOK

RONYA SPlAINED IT TZU MEER~

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DOESfo,JtT HAVE MONEY l\< THEN Ot~E DOESN'T HAVE THE WORlDlY

GOODS .. )

DURING THE PRESS~OWQ ( DURING THE DEPRESSION)

1'1/£ GONE THROUGH to lOT OF BAD THINGS"

All MY I..(F£ 1S A STORY" I ~VE GOT MY OWN STORV.. '

GAVOROHS - VISITiNG THE CEMEiERV BEfORE LEAViNG fOR AMERICA

I GIHPT LA!G DOWN LIKE: Ii. POHSON" (I CArPi L! E DOWti U KE. A

PEflSOrt)

THEY'RE POOL LIKE ANYTHING.. (THEV ARE POOR PEOPLE .. )

A RDOP FROM THE MARKET (~ORrHI..ESS)

if AGNEW WERE A TEEGHER, HE VOULDN'T HAVE TIME TO STEAL~

I'M NOt fROwl VESTEA~AY IN THiS COUNTRY.

fitS A DOG?V PiLL.. (A PH..L THAT ,,hUES ONE\· SLEEPY)

 COMFISIBlE (COMFORTA8LE)

I
SiOKNESS IS A BAD BUSINESS
i

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CHAZOR fEESEL KOOSHER
F£ER FEES~LDiCK (4 fOOTED MiCE)

BABV YOU {BAY VIEW MENTAL HOSPITAL}

THE DOCTOR SA lD ! 1!.!. MAKE IT ..

THE WHOLE GESHICHTE (THE ENTIRE STORY)

! f ALl..EH !S Fj!;i..SH~ THE WHOLE VEl.T lflOULDINTER GUMGGEN.

( IF EVERVONE VWULD BE fALSE. THE WHOLE WOflLD WOULD

SINK.)

INTER DER BOOR ZEI THE SHEARS. (UNDER THE BEAfl,D LIES THE

SCISSORS. )
THE VELT URAIT VIE A ~~yPlE~ (THE EARTH SPINS liKE A TOP.)

DONt! TALK ABOUT THE OPERATtON~

THE RIGHT fOOT DON'T BELONG TO ME AT ALL~

I WAS SURE IT WAS THE END Of THE LINE~

 ItM USED TO CROSS-EVES.

E\!ERVTIHNG GOES our FRO,;'! ME.

!~M HALf BLiND -I TOLD THE OPERATOR TO GET THE NUM8ER.

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t USED TO BE STRONG~
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DREH.lENH KE (~·flElt .. C£NT BATH HOUSE)
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"'fET f R~ ESSEN MAKES ME S' GI-C,

i!VE GOT A~ OEG ON VON MORE POHSON. ( /tvt GOT A~ EVE
ON ONE MORE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CRUe.. TO HER.. )

V£DST

~ fAiNT EVERY DAY~

FORGET IN VESTERDAV~

101,.. ZAEVElIi GEKl.iHPT A BEE GEI..A IPT J (EVEN IF OlliE !S GLUED

TOGETHER g iltS GOOD TO I..IVE~)

THE NIGHT IS % lAiR GROSS~ (THE NIGHT tS SO lONG~)

A GEVER~SHEH KRENK (A RlCHMANiS SICKNESS -BEIWG PUSHED
AROUND iN A WHEEL~CHAIR )
:;OU,U;TED 8Y H'ih SON
 I'LL BE ALL RiGHT
. THEV DON'T TRUST ME

YOU GOT YOUR REliGiOUS AND! GOT ~£iN RELIGiOUS

IT'S NiCE TO U f

I'M NOT DOU6l£fACED

DANK GOD I GOT ~i Hi Glff III i ND

HICKAVOTA (STUTr~R)

\fAI'lTElJ TO LOOK BECAUSE THE OLD MAN WAS OLD

RUEM6ER THHiGS 'EARS AGO
A LECHT IS A nON!!'!' (A LIGHTED CANDLE !S A THIEF)
PAGROMIN ~AS STARTED BY THE CHEAP GOYEM
I lOF!' TO LIVE
GRUBBf YINGEN (ROUGHNECKS)
GOD IS AYENUM (GOD IS ONE)
A FULLEN FARSHTANT (CLEAR MtND)
BULKA RAE (LEARNED ONE )
A GROS5EN CHUCHEM FRO~ THE MAH N!5HTANAH (A BiG REliGIOUS
KNOI>\h\i; iT =A lL)

ZE CHUPTE LE8EN (A FAST LI )

fAR REiST A BREEF IS THE ERKSTE lAGH (TO TEAR UP A LETTER is
THE WO THING)

,t> 1-
MO,SHE KAPOOR (UPS! DOWN)
IN AMERICA PEOPLE DO ANTYTHING fOR MONry

i T $~ , Dl ?iTY WORD TO ASK HIM

"
LOR£ST THE lOREST ( THE LOthEST OF THE LOW )

O!YS GEF!NNEN (FOUND OUT)

HIS fATHER WAS AM OISNAM

WITH MY LAST BRE£ (WITH MV LAST BAE~TH )
VEDA HEE DE CULDERA n! l! eM (EACH ,,[RSOi, PULLS ThE BED
COVERS TOb'iP,RD H! r~SEl n
1 1 M NOT iN GOOD SHAPE
CAN'T EAT NOTHING
DON'T LiKE NO MEGAMAISE
LATLAGHIN (STEALING)
COLLIG GIRL ( COLORED GIRL)
A KENDLE MilK (CANNED MILK)
L! 'IE AGA IN

BV FULLEN MiND
BV FULLEN fARSHTANT
WHEN HE MOOflT IN
16 CENT A FINT fLA15H
[ENlER GAGEN ~ ,N OLR NEiGHBORHOOD)
yeu ~UST BE POLISH FOR SURE
IT'S A LiTTLE elT LIKE RUSSHiM
ME I NYSE Ut,j A W,:CK (A STORY Ii !THOUT AN END IrW )

"I DOLLARS A MONIT ON EDEN STREET

IGH VARRfEN AN GEl> AFt HiM

AFF FiNDISHING PENTZ

YOUR BRUDDERLUfF ~AS !\ JUDGE
REMEMBER PEOPLE MIT YEARS AND YEARS AGO,

A FRAEGE
AN UBBERGEKERTEN SOCK
1141 GEliNT
j N THE HA W WHEHE ! SUI' FER

SORKSEN I SHT (DON $T WORRY )

MOiSHE PEEMPUTl
GESHMOOKTE HERRING
SHUT AREl!'! THE COAt

COfFEE ~ BiTTER VIE GALL

CHECK HENDS (SHAKE HANDS )
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DOWNSTAIRS ;S ATlANT!C CITV * - ON THE FIRST FLOOR AT MONTE8ELLA

COAL 0 I L LUMP

YOU VASiNT LiVING THEN

VEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU VEIGHED YOURSELf
Gil!NT AND FANUSA (HEALTH AND WEALTH)
NEVER HAD PAINT UNDER THE HARTlEI\!
SHliNG COLTE MUD (TASTE OF TERRiBLE MEDICINE -LiKE SWALLCMJING
COLD MUD)
!'M GOING TO LIVE
KEN OVERTuRN THE KISHKES
lOIS CHAlFOOSEE lOIS KAPAROOSEE
A NOYS !I!!\VM
NID KiDiS (WITHOUT VO~ElS )
YOU HAVE TO HOPE ON THE GOOD. !T COMES TAUE
EVERONE HERE IS SECOND HENDY
DON'T EVEN V!NCH EVEN A DOG TO HAVE MY SiCKNESS
A HALF A HiP IS HEAlT UP
DON'l LAIG DOWN LIKE A POHSON
! VINCH I KND\I FROIA ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER

SHE'S A DOCTOR LiKE I'M II DO~TOR

PA~NT is IMMEhAUJS {PAIN CS UI~BEARABlE)

G~N'T SHE TALK fROM LiVE PfOPlE

i DIDN'T GlES THAT i VAS GOING TO

! 'M ALL PLAY OUT

I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR fEET- I'VE GOT MY a~N fEET

YOUR MOTHER IS II QUVETCH
i GH AND DEE .AND HiE GAI\!HEN SHYGOT (VOL; AND ME P.r,D THE WHOLE
TO!'!!\! )

CADER DA FARE

SMELL I NG lAL TZ

MOl5HIV5 AKENEH _ NEVER DID I THINK ! 'D GO THERE

STRONG ViE AN !SSEN
CUMiM::R - (CELLillf! OR SPR i NG HOUSE - GRANDfATHER DUG TH! S TO
KEEP VEGETABLES FRESH )
iT'S MY VEAKNESS NG~
I'VE GOT MORE POCKETBOOKS THAN MONEV

ALL COOKS ARE FAT

YOU GOT A BIG BELLY SO you MUST BE A COOK

.~nt-' ALL THE TEA YOU BROUGHT. KEN MAGHH1 TVEt CHASSEI~EHS tWiTH
(,,,,i. Utidi( THE TEA THIIT YOU BROUGHT ONE OA;, MAKE TI'/O VIEBDINGS)
Nor BY THE qlGHT fULL MIND
DON'T VEGOGN!ZE ME
MINYATKI (PEPPERMINS PLANT)
MONK'V:'; ON T .If. - THEy IS STReNG \IE AN OX

THE NAtAi': ;WNU3ELLA I S A PHETTv NAME

IJE GETTEN ALONG

!F YOU DON'T HAVE MAVDEN, TANSE WITH 5HIKSIS

rEEk THE CALLAH !N 800D AREIN

KRICKS MIT AlEUEN (FIGHTI WITH EVERYONE)

VEN I FEEL GOOD ThEN I GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR BEl': THE DOCTOR
GOD BLESH YOU

FORGET VAT VAS

I 'YE GCT NO BEH!~D TO SIT ON
FEER THE CAlLAH TO CHUPPAH
OLD LADiES ARE f!NE LADIES
THEY KEEP AN OLD LADV AT MCNrE~EllA fOR A SOUVENIR.

AIN'T YOU GOT A VACATIO~ LiKE ATLANTIC CITV? AiN'T NEVER

BEEN
HELFEN ViE A fOllEN HANKEN
PALL (flOOR)

DIRT CLAY fLOOR IN SHUtS

DECORATED SHUtS ON SHVOUoTH

GRANDMIJrHER SOLD THE GOATS RATHEI'! THAN HAVE'" SLAuGHTERED

DRAYTlEN THE ~OiCH (TWiSTING THE SRAIN)

DEW (HERE IN AMERiCA) HAVE EVERVTH!NG
i ,~ NOT TOO CRAZY FOR ESSEN
I>l£MI'T 1Il!T lONG (DOES!\! 'r TAKE U.lNG)

VEG GA LAGEr A PillOW ON THE CHAIR ( LAY THE PiLl~~ ON THE CHAIR)
SThRK N(MEN OfFEN FEES
LEGGE!\! DOWN IN BET

lER UNGAl~CHT (LOTS Of LAUGHTER)

VOU TALl< OUT
vou n NK YOUR GOij!\\a Tv dE '.II' HERE.

BUBElA v(\HSjl. TANSf.D

ALlEIi liBiTZ£N Gl!CKE~

HOW COUlD BE A flilJRSE",HOME MiT OUT NURSES?

SHE'S NOT II NURSE - SHE'S 1\ CARPENTER.

GET ALONG ~ii ANYBODV
VANT VOU TO MEET THE REV RAND
\IUS !S OFF THE LUNG I S OW THE n I IIlG

DI\V!NEN MIT TlVAH PUR TFllLIN (GRANDFATHER PRAYED WiTH TWO

• PAIR OF TIFILLIN]

MAY VOU BE WARM ALL 'lOUR LifE

II NOES NAM (THE 8EST)
GOEST RIGHT IN THE HEAD
i FEEL DOOPI£V
IIOOS A MAG lei
i FEEL LIKE'TO LIVE AGAIN
FROM COLT nu COLT (fROM COLD TO COLD - EXTREME COLD)
VAR.M DINE CANSE LifE (MAY YOU BE WARM ALL YOUR LiFE)
~OMlER ORANGES ( lANGElLOS = BASTARD ORANGES )
DAF KI~HEN DA FLOOR ( !f YOU'RE IN GOOD HEALTH ONE SHOULD
KtSS THE fLOOR )
II lOH GATE IS

HE J lUGGEN AND U ~8lJGG;EN cos:n~fj r GEH (PROM ISf:;; AND LOVE

DO NOT COST MONEY)

A SHUF U~ RINDER. V~ !SEN MVNE KiNDER
CAN GET ALONG IJ!T THE DEVil

KUMA TANDA SHECKAMANDA (LiKE PARENTS - LIKE CHILDREN)

MONETlELUS (~ONEV)

ARISTOKRATiSH (ARISTOCRAT)
SHTOLlER (CARPENTER)
GRAMiVUTY ( HIGHLY EDUCATED)
GllTCHIN (SLIDiNG)
BELFER ( HELPER TO A TEACHER~ ONE ~H~ WOULD ESCORT CHilDREN TO
AND FROM SCHOOL)
DOLL INK. ! DON$T ~ANT TO PLAY 8!NOUM~

I CAN~T EAT FRUUT~

VANT YOU TO MEET MINE GRAVCHllD.

BElEEf IT IF NOT
MIT YEARS AGO
! S\lE/\ R VOU

PI<.INT IN MV ARr.lS
If I GET PAINT FROM llFTIN
i VAS TAKEN TWO BUFFS MVSELF

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MIT THE NEEDLES

BY ME HENGS THE S~IN

MiR VERT S,CK{~T MAKES ~~ S!C~)

i~"U' ill GARREl Of (jRA!'!lGE .•W~CE (HALF A GALLON OF ORANGE JU1CE)

I'M NOT SO CRAZY fOR EGGS

VEnn (NO\'!)

PRUM JUiCE (PRUNE JUICE)

PA i NT ! N THE HENDS (PA I II! iN THE HANDS)

I riNK IN MV MIND
FULL DRESSING SUiT
I 'M NO IJ ITCH
! ILL SHOlE YOU
COTTON H.ANNEl
rEEfS (TEETH)

I FOUND OUT ANOTHER PATENT ( I FOUND OUT ANOTHER ~AV)

FOR MON!TS AND MONITS (FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS)

'·M BETTER A WHOLE lOT
HE VEGOGN!lE ME (HE RECOGNIZED ME)
RUBY AVENUE (RUBIN AVENUE)
I TOUCH (i THOUGHT)
BIZ THEN ( UNTil THEN)
! DRESS UP NICE

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A ROOf' FROM THE H{i\C 1<5

Af ALLA P~STEV(lDER

! TOUCH. ( I THOUGH¥)
TllTTEREN ( SHIVf.RINGj
NUKAllKA (CZAR N!CHOL~S)

A SHE~~A AN! KAPURA

AN lBER0~ER-IN-ISH IN CROS!N (A TERRIBLE STORM OUTDOORS)
IN WAR TIME SHEEST A BROOM OICHET ( IN ~AR TIME A BROOM SHOOTS
ALSO)
OSKEPLTIT (All DRESSED UP)
BAGELS ( LiFE PR($ERVERS)
PNANNES (~ANANAS)

KABACK (PUMP~IN)

~ARCHA SHEfEH ( ~!TCH)

KISHlfF { MAGIC}
~!SHlf~CHE~ ( ~ITCH~ MA~ER OF ~GiC)

SCHA ( ROOF Of A SUK~AH)

NOT MiT HIS fUll BRAINS

A BAS I N~A-iillRA

MATARATl '(SAILOR)

GA\l1ffENIN THE GRANlll (STEALING ACROSS THE BORDER)

A NIT\lELlER !S ERGER \II A NITKENNER (ONE WHO DOESN'T WANT
TO LEARN is ~ORSE THAN ONE ~HO DOESN'T HAllE THE KNOWLEDGE)
 FEELlfIlK ROTTEN
~ATUA~llV ROSEY CHEE~S

HAL KA SELTZ£R

i SUffER MiT THf'SINK

iNTER NEATH (BE~EATH)

PEECHES (PEACHES)
I VEKENNilED HIS vOlcr
PRUflT (PERFECT)
FA I lilT! N SPELl.
lOZ ZEIN A ZOH (lET IT BE)
A sur FAR A MI~YAN MENSHUN (A SECRET FOR T[N MEN)
CHEAP .J!JNK

iN funOPE PEOPL.E DOl\PT LlVE SO lc.~G AS iN AMEfll CA

N I 5H HUHEN THE GELT •.HUTTiEN !'i I SHT THE ~':LT

HERliCH TlEE (LISTEN TO THiS)

GooDBVE CHARU E

MACH MElli NiT KiNEH TlIMMIS (DO!\PT te~Ai\E ME A CARROT DISH)

H(~S A NERVUS DOCTOR (A DOCTOR WHO Hp$ NERVOUS PATIENTS)

YOU 8e NiCE. YOU GET NICE
OiSGEKLU88EN fRO~ A GAr.TE~ (PiC~ED rRO~ fi GARDEN)
1:11111.. (HALL ~ lTK lIl100l:!f:N ROO.!\: ~NER£ I\4MIRiAGES ARE HELD)
FAlITON UN fEfID ( AUTl}!>£i)BI(E)
.','
IITlENDIKEN OCRENK ( SlrTI~GD~ IllNESS)
MI R Ii II. LA8EN BUT I..UST i\! IT (f.l\lEM~ IES OF THE .JEWS WON'r lET
US U>J.E)

OOFUM AND KRJlN!( IS IlIISHr GOor (POOR AND SICK IS 8AD)

TSA1NIER KNOCKIEN ( TEETH CLATTE~)

I GOT A WiTCHPlll THAT ~I\~S ~E OOOPEV

THE NiGHT COMES QUICK
fiE!JlEMBER \liE~ THEY GAVE Om" ~j) STARS

Aero AS i\ RE U!{£ ali i jIj l7riES

KI3!TOfr -( SHO~!~G KJ~D~£SS AND R[~PECT TO PARENTS ~Ill SE A
GREf. r Ell!i:SS HIG)
CASH CHECK ~ONEY

A PUTlKE-DE-RUTZKE (A SMALL BAiV )

lER TSISBEIIl YOUR -(fPS THEiR SEVEN YEARS)

I DONIT LiKE fRUIT

MIT THE LAST SREE
DONtT BE MAD~ ~AKE IT A LITTI_E SHORTER
A UTTlE !1;!JKER!E!(OO (A Lrrru,: COOCOO)
LirE IS SVELl ~EN YOU KE£PI~G YELL
••
BY MEER i S GE6i;'.OOij~I\LDiE ,!A~l\iiiR
BAFfROOM
AUF M!NiT;;;
TH!~ IS THE WORSE A~ CAN BE
lil'" MIT Ii LITTLE NOFFIN
ASK fOR NO HELP
HELP YOURS£lF

I RE~EMa£R THiNGS MiT YEI\~ AGO

SEeAl,S£: Of VUilKli I"lJTl~I\LlI!"HE

, TROUl1IlES I III THE WOFllD
fROi\ll RUBY PI VENUE
I III II I STi IW~ LAIIID
IN UKRAif'&f THE VlB5ER Ml8EiT IN THE FELDER
A DAY IS A VEMI

I~ .:..' /-

~O ¥~Yi~~ (NO STRE~G1H )

HE FAVORS I~ HI~ fATHER
I CAN'T LOOK AUf fOOD
CAN'T YOU KEEP QUIET fOR AWHiLE
VAS EICK GATE THROUGH
VAS AUf A KISHiff
CAN'T GiS A LOOK AUf THE SOUP
THE SOUP VAS UGLY AS KE~ BE
A VEGENVISER ( A PERSON ~HO SN~S THE ~AV)

i I Wi PLAItED OUT

THAT Pill IS FOR SVILLING

I DON'T HAVE TO NEM ANY CRAP
THEY lEAR~ YE LOTSA THINGS
I CAN'T SEE SO Goon
11 M NOT A vi~NOORER
BEL i!EF IT ! f HOi
I LIKE TO TEll THE TRUTH
E5SEW fiSH MIT CHRAIN
ItYE GOT A HABIT - I fALL
,
 NO PICTURE AND NO lOOSHEN (~H~ THE TaV~ GOES OUT - NO PICTURE
AriD NO n,UUNG)

litS IN GOOT CONDlr!O~

YOU DO~'T K~OW VAT POSITION l'M IN

I LOST ~ LOTTA VAil
OWE PI!.l A/ID I 000'1" HAVE P,,\UiT THE WHOlE NIGlff

AUf KAZANISHOff ( THE STA1EtS PAYMENT)

\l!d{KINKlEE!\IER {VACUW ClUNEP.}

I TALK LIKE A POHSON

DAffEN GOD A KASHA
WERT PI ~ILLION DOlURi . '" ,.

. lEfi VI\RfEN THE BAENER

. -$

Vlrll QELAEPT (AS MUCH AS GOD GIVES ONE TO liYE)

G£DI\~GED

BAGRUaiE~EN E~GLIS" (BROK~~ ~NGlISH)

SHRAI HAl VIKAIYAM

l~~T ~IR NIT SHPIE~ IN THE KASHA
GAil HAS AN ~~D ~I~D
SHTAINER FROM DRERD is T~df ( E~E~ TH~ SrO~€S i~ AijERICA
~ERE ~il! i'[OliHE!Fl)

W£M TSVAV SHrICK£~ nAUiT A~D A SH1!CK flAYSH (A $A~DlICij

~!T~ T~O PUE~ES Of BREAn A~D A PIECE Of ~Ar)
HI:: WAS CRAZY f~O,il lJli'\MfJII!!!S

lAGGIN ANDE~N ~I~ER

I DiDN'T aal~ES ii

~INE BUB~E~S GllCKEN ... '

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LlllON ( MO~IES )

GOp fORGOT TO lAKE ,'HE !:iAD ff.OPl£

CHAlOR FiSHUl KOSHER

! F i l l 'IE O\l.ER THE l\ll GHT Plt, fiE 'fHIf. UICK! EST POHSOM 11\1 ilil'£t
~~D .~

MmHiEYSEE ~ U~~V ,OOi;$ -.

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j\ Hi MOt SHURf';l)" ElUEl8£ (A GRANl1jl;CTHER D i £S

i\ U.!::!-! ! S :ST RO!'4G lj! 5 CAl\! 13£

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MINE MAKEUP - O~LY THE ~~T(R fR~~ THE SINK
IT WAS A VACATiON Q YEN ~~'tei'! WAS BORN - IN Tiif r!OSl'rfM•

. A HERRING fOR 54 <;;£\\115

OISG.ES~VINDELr ~ {SW!~DLED} ",' ,,, ,

. ,,';.-.

Po SHTI.lDT; .1I!W~[1ll { THE TOWN CLOOK} . ~.

lETI ~!N STARS fR~ THE OEVGEN

IT VAS VONS APO~ A TI~£
:
AlLEH llBEiZEN GLiCXEN
n.lN!~V IIOTS CAN BE
LA GGEN Drn'!1'l
 We are here today to celebrate the life of a gentle man.

Samuel Sokolow was a gentle man to the core of his being. He was a

man who was buffeted by the events of history but always rose to

meet each new challenge.

Sam grew up in a family of five children, all first generation

Americans. His mother, Sarah, though never learning how to read,

took tremendous pride in the scholastic accomplishments of her

children. Older brother Isadore was a teacher and Sam followed his

lead. Younger brothers, Meyer and David, both served in the Armed

Forces before beginning careers with Baltimore firms. The

youngest, Rae, fondly remembers that it was Sam who taught her to

read and write her name so that she would not be ashamed to go to

her first day of school without knowing something. All stayed

close through the years , though distance separated brother Dave,

and death claimed Isadore sixteen years ago.

The extended family of in-laws grew steadily as Betty,

Mildred, Jackie, and Harry married into the family. Miriam's

family readily accepted Sam as the family scholar and archivist.

Jack and Jean, Irma and Lester, Jack and Sue, and Gilbert and Patty

all treasured their relationship with Sam and frequently asked him

to research family connections and famous quotes.

Sam Sokolow was a teacher's teacher. He never tired of

learning and he never missed an opportunity to share his knowledge

with friends, family, or strangers who were referred to him as a

source of information. When he retired from teaching, thirty six

years in the Baltimore City School System, he found a home as the

favorite substitute at Pikesville High School, where he was

memorialized in the school's yearbooks a someone the students would

never forget. It brought him great joy that his granddaughters

have attended Pikesville High where the teachers often inquired

about him.

"Mr. Sokolow! Mr. Sokolow!," was the cry at malls, libraries,

movies, and restaurants--anywhere Sam went. He was hailed by

former students, and sometimes, by their parents, and even their

grandparents.
Another great love of Sam's life was his wife, Miriam. They

met when both were substitute office workers for the Associated

Jewish Charities. It was love at first sight, and a love and

devotion that never wavered in nearly fifty four years of marriage.

Sam and Mimi were married in a rabbi's study, hurriedly, because

Sam had been called to active duty during World War II. He was

stationed in Oklahoma, and later in Spokane, Washington where Sam

was a Tech Sergeant in the Army Air Force. His distinguished

service there earned him the Army Commendation medal, awarded by

General Twining, who later became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff.

Miriam followed him to Washington State where, on weekends or

free time, they would hitchhike allover the Pacific Northwest.

They both remembered that time as among their happiest.

After the War, Sam returned to teaching elementary school

where he was always among the few men in primary education. He

starred in his own television show in the early days of TV, where
he was "Safety Sam," teaching children how to avoid dangers. He

made such a great impact on so many of his students, that years

later Sam would receive letters, calls, and visits from many who

credited him with turning their lives around and making them

successful.

Although Sam and Miriam delighted in each other, their wish

for children was not fulfilled until their eighth year of marriage.

Their daughter, Gail brought new dimensions to their relationship,

in addition to sleepless nights. They often recounted how they

brought Gail home from the hospital in her Uncle Jack's car so she

would have a good start in life, not to mention the fact that Sam

did not have his own car until some years later. Sam was so very

proud when Gail followed in his footsteps, teaching history and

geography in schools as well as teaching at Baltimore Hebrew

Congregation on Sundays in Sam's old room.

Twenty-two months after Gail's birth, their son, Brian, was

born to Sam and Mimi. His arrival brought joy to the household and

competition for Gail. Brian's unfailing good humor and search for

information echoed Sam's own thirst for knowledge, and his kind

gentleness was his inheritance from Sam.

Finally, five years later, a smiling, Shirley Temple-curled

beauty, Amy Lisa was born and the family was nearly complete. Amy

came along when Sam was nearly forty, and he always credited her

with keeping him young and vibrant. He had to be to keep up with

his "Little Sunshine." It was a happy day, some years later, when

Amy married Rick Goodman and brought musical talent into the

family.
 Rearing three children on a teacher's salary was difficult. In

summertime Sam took jobs on the city playgrounds directing

recreational activities for neighborhood children. However, they

managed on whatever they had.

Sam provided his children with the chance to have formal

religious educations by teaching at the Baltimore Hebrew

Congregation for twenty five years. A love of all things Jewish

permeated his being. He never stopped clipping articles and filing

them away about noted Isra.elis, archaeological finds, holiday

customs, or local Jewish concerns. Sam could not pass up the chance

to buy or rescue some Jewish text from book sales and add it to his

collection at home.

Retiring from the school system and working as a substitute

gave Sam the opportunity to be close to his grandchildren: Julie,

Elisa, Grant, and Chad. "Let's go to Poppy and Mimi's house," was

met with pure joy by the grandchildren. They knew what awaited

them: bowling in the hall, drawing pictures, practicing writing,

gathering acorns, or being cuddled and read stories. When they

started school, Sam had notes for their lunchboxes everyday with

pictures, knock-knock jokes, and fill-in-the blanks. Ever"y Thursday

wa.s bowling with the A.R.W. Guild, and there was Poppy to chase

Gail's girls up and down the lanes. Sam always said that Elisa

took her first steps while in his care at the Fairlanes.

Sam never considered babysitting a chore. He delighted in his

grandchildren. He never failed to be enthusiastic and giving,

devoting all of his energies to whichever child was lucky enough to

be at "Camp Poppy."