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emerged. The newly purchas-
ed meat was put on a cutting
board for cubing. With preci-
sion, my grandmother would
start cutting the meat into
pieces that could easily fit in-
to the mouth of the grinder,
and I'd start to turn the
handle.
Within a short time, the
first pieces of meat would
begin to ooze out of the 40 or
so small holes at the other
end of the grinder, and then
the amoebae-like strings of
meat would start their des-
cent into the glass bowl. It
seemed like forever, but pro-
bably it was only after five
mintues, that my arm gave
out.
"I have to stop" I'd an-
nounce, and my grandmother
would take over. In a few
minutes I'd feel better and
say, "Can I have some meat to
taste?"
My grandmother answered,
"Turn a little more and you
can have some."
"So I'd once again grind,
but I knew my reward would
be worthwhile. Sometimes my
brother came by and tried to
sneak some raw meat, but my
grandmother would gently
smack his hand and say,
"You'll get worms." I never
questioned why if you ground
the meat, you wouldn't get
worms.
When all the meat was
ground, an egg was added to
hold the hamburgers
together, along with bread-
crumbs as filler, a little water
(this time cold), salt and pep-
per. We would rewash our
hands and use them to blend
the ingredients. The tactile
sensation of mixing those
diverse foods through my
fingers was erotic. Then we'd
scoop up handfuls of chopped
meat, shape them into patties
and know we had dinner
ready for broiling.
And so the first part of my
initiation into being a Jewish
woman was completed, cer-
tainly as far as cooking was
concerned. I never got to
gefilte fish or chopped liver. I
went to college instead. My
grandmother felt this was
more appropriate in my case.
She explained, "People can't
ask you to do things you don't
know how to do. Don't learn
to cook. Be a professional, like
a teacher." A teacher to her
was a god.
Sadly, I was never smart
enough to teach my
daughters how to boil water.
If I had to do over again, this
is something I'd change in
how they were raised.
I still get my Swee-Touch-
Nee tea, but my daughters
use herbal tea and boil only
the amount of water they
need. They also probably
don't know what kvell
means. ❑
I NEWS 1
Boston Suburb Marches
Against Temple Vandals
New York (JTA) — More
than 1,000 persons attended
a rally against anti-Semitism
Sunday afternoon in
Marblehead, Mass., where a
synagogue and Jewish corn-
munity center were defaced
last week with anti-Semitic
graffiti.
Joining in the two-hour ral-
ly were Jews and non-Jews,
blacks and whites, communi-
ty leaders, the school
superintendent, area clergy
and the highest echelons of
the local police department.
The rally included a march
of about a quarter mile from
the North Shore Jewish Com-
munity Center to Temple
Emanuel, which were defaced
on the night of July 24. Par-
ticipants removed offensive
phrases and swastikas from
both sites.
The graffiti, which included
crude references to Nazis,
seemed to credit Skinheads
for the act. But some police
and civilians familiar with
the area expressed surprise
and said they were not aware
of Skinhead activity in the
area.
Marblehead Police Chief
John Palmer, who spoke brief-
ly at the rally, asserted that
the police are committed to
apprehending the
perpetrators and said, "I can
only pray that this will not
happen again."
Leonard Zakim, director of
the New England office of the
Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai B'rith, called the
desecration of the two
buildings "part of a disturb-
ing trend of increased anti-
Semitic activity" in the area.
Cheryl Cutler, assistant
director of the New England
ADL office, said anti-Semitic
incidents in Massachusetts
this year had already surpass-
ed last year's number.
Zakim announced the ADL
was offering a $1,000 reward
for information leading to the
arrest of the perpetrators. The
synagogue and local
ministers also offered a
$1,000 reward Sunday.
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