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"It was the fall of 1948, I was entering my senior year at City College, and the country was in turmoil, politically."

"Observing my son's recent struggle to decide between two job possibilities, which may well determine his future, brought back my struggle to choose between a career in education or trade unionism."

"My father’s name was Louis Schlitt, spelled with two Ts."

"I was 12 years old. My routine was clearly established."

"In the spring of 1979, the staff director of the US Commission on Civil Rights announced plans to open a New England Regional Office."

"Being poor isn't so bad when most of the people around you are poor."

"As I put together 'my story' it occurred to me that it is like the resumes we prepared when looking for a job..."

"Growing up in the Bronx, I believed that Jewish families didn’t have pets."

"My wife Fran takes great pride in her plant management."

"I love to take pictures. In fact, over the past 50 years, I have never gone on a trip or to a 'special occasion' [...] without my camera. If my friends or family are there, or someone else’s friends or family, I am there taking pictures."