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Extraction Summary
6
People
4
Organizations
7
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript draft / memoir excerpt (house oversight evidence)
File Size:
2.53 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 13 of a manuscript or memoir draft (likely by Alan Dershowitz, given the birth date of Sept 1, 1938) included in House Oversight Committee records. The text details the author's birth in Brooklyn, his family's Jewish immigrant roots from Poland, and his upbringing in the Williamsburg and Boro Park neighborhoods. It provides biographical details about his parents, including his mother's brief attendance at City College during the Great Depression and his father's Yeshiva education.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Author (Alan Dershowitz) | Narrator |
Born September 1, 1938 in Brooklyn; raised in Boro Park. (Note: Birth date confirms identity as Alan Dershowitz).
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| Claire | Mother |
Good student, attended City College at 16, forced to drop out due to Depression, worked as bookkeeper.
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| The Author's Father | Father |
Not a good student, attended Torah V'Daas Yeshiva, never attended college.
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| Nathan | Brother |
Three and a half years younger than the author.
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| Maternal Grandfather | Grandfather |
Immigrant from Poland, suspicious of hospitals/baby switching.
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| Paternal Grandmother | Grandmother |
Noted physical resemblance between author and father.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| City College |
College the author's mother attended in 1929.
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| Eastern District High School |
High school attended by the author's mother.
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| Torah V'Daas |
Yeshiva high school attended by the author's father (translated as Bible and Knowledge).
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via Bates stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
circa 1942
Family moved to Boro Park when mother was pregnant with Nathan.
Boro Park, Brooklyn
Locations (7)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Birthplace and childhood home of the author.
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Williamsberg (Williamsburg)
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Neighborhood where author was born and parents grew up.
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Boro Park (Borough Park)
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Neighborhood where author grew up.
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Where parents were born.
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Mentioned in Part I title (likely referring to Harvard/career later in life).
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Origin of grandparents.
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Origin of some community grandparents.
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Relationships (2)
The Author
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Parent/Child
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Claire (Mother)
Author notes he is much more like his mother in ways other than physical resemblance.
The Author
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Parent/Child
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Father
Paternal grandmother called author 'the spittin' image' of his father.
Key Quotes (3)
"The doctor told my pregnant and anxious mother that she would give birth 'first in September.' So when I was born on September 1, 1938, my mother thought the doctor was a genius."Source
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Quote #1
"My maternal grandfather... wanted me to be born at home, because in Poland, there were rumors that Jewish babies were switched with Polish babies."Source
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Quote #2
"Boro Park is unique among American Jewish neighborhoods in that it has always been Jewish."Source
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Quote #3
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