“Second Dumbest” Student
Walter had a tough time in school. His parents held him back a year so that he and his younger sister could start at the same time, and then he had to repeat second grade when his
Allergic to School
Henry’s parents escaped Nazi Germany and came to the United States, settling in New York City in 1939. His uncle and grandmother (on his father’s side of the family) were murdered in Auschwitz in 1942. Henry was
Young George Was Not Easy
George was born to a poor family in the rough Pigtown neighborhood of Baltimore. His parents were kept busy trying to make ends meet. His father worked a variety of jobs including as a lightning



