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People
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Organizations
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Book excerpt / congressional exhibit
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Summary
This document is a scanned page (pg. 90) from a book by James Patterson, marked as evidence for the House Oversight Committee. It details Jeffrey Epstein's childhood in Brooklyn, highlighting his intelligence (skipping grades), his parents' generosity toward friend Gary Grossberg, and a high school romance with a girl pseudonymously named 'Beverly Donatelli' at Lafayette High School in 1969. The text describes Epstein as a 'math whiz' and 'gifted young pianist' with a distinctive laugh.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Described as a child/teenager: chubby, curly hair, high laugh, precocious talents, skipped two grades, graduated 1969...
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| Seymour Epstein | Parent |
Jeffrey's father.
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| Paula Epstein | Parent |
Jeffrey's mother, described as a wonderful mother and homemaker despite having a full-time job.
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| Gary Grossberg | Childhood Friend |
Taken in by Seymour and Paula, referred to as their 'third son'. Describes Jeffrey as brilliant and generous.
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| Beverly Donatelli | High School Girlfriend/Classmate |
Pseudonym (per footnote). Two years older than Epstein but graduated with him. Recalls romantic history and him tutor...
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| James Patterson | Author |
Name appears in header.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Lafayette High School |
Brooklyn high school where Epstein and Beverly graduated in 1969.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Summer (late 1960s)
Epstein tutored Beverly and her girlfriend in geometry.
Brooklyn, NY
Unknown (Epstein's 50th birthday)
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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New York, where the childhood events took place.
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Location of boardwalk strolls and rides.
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Location of Epstein's home mentioned on the right page.
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Mentioned on the right page in relation to Grossberg's comments.
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Relationships (3)
Stolen kisses, mock wedding invitation, tutoring.
Took Gary in, referred to him as their third son.
Grossberg remembers childhood details, calls him brilliant.
Key Quotes (7)
"Paula was a wonderful mother and homemaker... despite the fact that she had a full-time job."Source
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"Epstein, as a kid, was 'chubby, with curly hair and a high, ‘hee-hee’ kind of laugh'"Source
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"He taught me geometry in just two months."Source
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"That last year in school, I think he kind of loved me"Source
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"Jews and the Italians, that was pretty much who went to Lafayette High School."Source
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"Jewish boys don’t marry Italians."Source
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Quote #6
"Jeffrey’s a brilliant... generous."Source
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Quote #7
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,318 characters)
JAMES PATTERSON
his father moved out of Brooklyn. Seymour and Paula took Gary
in. Often they referred to him as their third son. “Paula was a
wonderful mother and homemaker,” Grossberg remembers,
“despite the fact that she had a full-time job.”
in. Often they referred to him as their third son. “Paula was a
wonderful mother and homemaker,” Grossberg remembers,
“despite the fact that she had a full-time job.”
Epstein, as a kid, was “chubby, with curly hair and a high,
‘hee-hee’ kind of laugh,” Beverly Donatelli recalls.* Beverly was
two years older than Epstein, but thanks to his precocious tal-
ents, which allowed him to skip two grades, they graduated from
Brooklyn’s Lafayette High School together, in 1969.
‘hee-hee’ kind of laugh,” Beverly Donatelli recalls.* Beverly was
two years older than Epstein, but thanks to his precocious tal-
ents, which allowed him to skip two grades, they graduated from
Brooklyn’s Lafayette High School together, in 1969.
“He was advanced,” Beverly remembers. “He tutored my girl-
friend and myself in the summer. He taught me geometry in just
two months.”
friend and myself in the summer. He taught me geometry in just
two months.”
When Beverly thinks of Epstein now, she recalls gentler times—
long strolls down the Coney Island boardwalk, roller-coaster rides,
stolen kisses. “That last year in school, I think he kind of loved me,”
she says. “One night on the beach he kissed me. In fact, our history
teacher made up a mock wedding invitation for Jeffrey and myself
to show to the class. That seems pretty inappropriate now. But back
then, we all thought it was funny. Jews and the Italians, that was
pretty much who went to Lafayette High School. They didn’t social-
ize that much. And though my mother was crazy about him, she
told me Jewish boys don’t marry Italians.”
long strolls down the Coney Island boardwalk, roller-coaster rides,
stolen kisses. “That last year in school, I think he kind of loved me,”
she says. “One night on the beach he kissed me. In fact, our history
teacher made up a mock wedding invitation for Jeffrey and myself
to show to the class. That seems pretty inappropriate now. But back
then, we all thought it was funny. Jews and the Italians, that was
pretty much who went to Lafayette High School. They didn’t social-
ize that much. And though my mother was crazy about him, she
told me Jewish boys don’t marry Italians.”
Through the haze of several decades, Beverly remembers
Epstein as a kindhearted boy and something of a prodigy—a
gifted young pianist as well as a math whiz.
Epstein as a kindhearted boy and something of a prodigy—a
gifted young pianist as well as a math whiz.
“I was talking to my girlfriends the other day,” she says.
* Beverly Donatelli’s name, some identifying details, and dialogue have been
changed.
changed.
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