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    A Boy Grows In Brooklyn
    A Boy Grows In Brooklyn
    A Boy Grows In Brooklyn
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    A Boy Grows In Brooklyn

    By Maxwell (Muttie) Meltzer

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    “If you did not have fun growing up as a child
    you did not grow up in Brownsville, Brooklyn.”
    This book is the joy of a boy from early age,
    experiencing the pleasures of one’s life that
    contributed to my growth, independence, and
    happiness. The “STREET” encompassed your
    earlier years that formed your future understanding
    of life in general. Your home life really only
    consisted of sleeping, eating and listening to
    your favorite radio shows. “LOVE” was shown
    by my parent’s responsibility to us.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu Publishing Services
    Release dateOct 29, 2015
    ISBN9781483439778
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      Book preview

      A Boy Grows In Brooklyn - Maxwell (Muttie) Meltzer

      A BOY GROWS

      IN BROOKLYN

      memoirs of

      Maxwell [Muttie] Meltzer

      Who Should Have Slid

      Copyright © 2015 Maxwell Meltzer.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

      Jacket Design:

      Duane Meltzer, Patrick Kang; POV Entertainment Design, Los Angeles, CA

      dmeltzer@poventdesign.com

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-3976-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-3977-8 (e)

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 12/21/2015

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      PROLOGUE

      THE CANDY STORE

      THE TURKISH BATHS

      CONEY ISLAND

      COMING OF AGE

      HEBREW SCHOOL

      BAR MITZVAH

      SATURDAY MOVIES

      ROSH HASHANA

      SHOE REPAIRS AT HOME

      SCHOOL DAYS

      I SHOULD HAVE SLID

      ON THE ROOF

      COLLEGE DAYS AND MILITARY

      MERCHANT SEAMAN

      WORKING IN THE CATSKILLS

      MARRIAGE

      FAMILY & FILM BUSINESS

      LOCATION AUDITOR/CRUCIFICTION

      VOLUNTEERS FOR ISRAEL

      MEMBER OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA

      SOUNDS OF AFRICA

      CHOOSING MY NAME

      THE NICKNAMES OF THE GUYS

      PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT TO ACTOR

      AND FINALLY

      EPILOGUE

      PROLOGUE

      A Boy Grows In Brooklyn

      If you did not have fun as a child, you did not grow up in Brooklyn. I had lots of fun as a child. Our street was one block long and lined on both sides with tenement houses attached side by side. There were so many people living on my street that it became my whole life as a child growing up.

      There were lots of other boys my age and girls as well [but we never played or associated with the girls]. We were boys and we played boy games and boy things. We played sidewalk games like four square or got soda cap bottles, filled the caps with orange peel to give them weight and played marble games. There was hit the penny with your Spaulding rubber ball or throwing your ball against the apartment stoop and catching it as it rebounded off the building stoop. These were some games we played while the girls played their games like potsey or jump rope, they played their games, which were less athletic.

      Of course playing some games off the sidewalk required care because automobiles travel there. We played punchball, very similar to baseball but with a good old Spaulding Ball. We would challenge another street to see who was better. The games attracted the neighbors

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