Health & Fitness
Growing Up in Evanston-Skokie as Recalled by Alan Brickman
Alan discusses moving from Detroit to Skokie and times spent at Skiles Elementary School, playing ball and he reveals who was his least favorite teacher at Skiles and why.
I've known Alan Brickman for many years since we were members of (in Wheeling and then Buffalo Brove). We even broke bread and also played a few rounds of poker together over time (solely for monopoly money and Chanukah gelt, of course!).
I had the opportunity to video Alan recently about his remembrance of times growing up in the Evanston-Skokie suburb just north of Chicago. He refers to it as Evanston-Skokie since that was how the school district borders were laid out. He lived in Skokie yet attended school in Evanston at the beginning. (Much like spans several suburbs and feeds into .)
This is in conjunction with a new Web site our family started. My wife Judy, my sister Rhonda and I launched the Jewish Melting Pot in November. It is a potpourri, or tsimis (goulash), of things Jewish in nature, featuring food (of course, let's eat!).
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Another popular feature is the "Growing Up" in series we started in December. Alan discusses, in this first in his series, moving from Detroit to Skokie in 1961 and doing the 'normal' things guys did in those times at the neighborhood school yard like playing ball. Brickman also reveals who his least favorite teacher was at Skiles, why and who saves his tuchus (rear end) in this melodrama!
Enjoy, he is wonderful.
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Everyone has a good story to tell. What is yours? The Jewish Melting Pot is looking for other authors, interviewees and people who can submit photos to enhance contributions relating to the history in the 1930's-60's of Chicago Jewish ethnic neighborhoods and suburban areas. Especially appreciated are older photos of the neighborhoods, schools, stomping grounds, stores, merchants, etc. which can be converted to digital and returned to you at no charge.
If interested, please visit the site (link above) or contact Judy (contact form on site) or Rhonda. L'chaim!
Correction: The video states it was filmed in Buffalo Grove. It was actually filmed in Wheeling, very close to Buffalo Grove.
