11x03 - Mrs. Katz and Tush

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Beratti.

Hello, mr. Levar.

How are you?
Could I get some flowers?

How about these?

They're in jersey.

They're all
in jersey?

Hi, millie.

Hi. How are you?

Yes, one of these here.

Have a nice day.

Hi. There's something great
about living in a neighborhood.

You know the shops
and shopkeepers.

You feel like you
belong to a community.

Hey, levar.

How are you doing?

How are you today?

All right.
How are you?

That's
a pretty outfit.

You tape it,
it'll work.

Guys, how's
it coming?

He doesn't know
what he's
talking about.

Hey, victor.
How are you doing today?

Juan, I'm thinking of
making juice for breakfast.

Are these good
for juicing?

Grapefruit
is better.

Hey!

¿Como esta, levar?

¿Que tal, amigos?

Bien. Gracias.

In a neighborhood, you meet
people different from you.

They may speak languages
or celebrate holidays

You've never heard of.

It's an opportunity
to make new friends.

Here's a story about
two people who met

Because
they were neighbors

And became best friends.

It's called
mrs. Katz and tush.

Every day,
larnell and his mother

Stopped in
to see mrs. Katz.

"Since my husband d*ed,
I am so alone.

That's myron,"
said mrs. Katz,

As they looked
at the photo album.

"We had such a life,
such a life."

Her voice broke.

"We had no children,
and I'll be alone

For hanukkah and passover."

The next day,
larnell stopped in to see her.

"I've been thinking.

"A cat had kittens
in our building.

Bec"
nobody wants this one

"Oh, scrawny
little bubeleh. Oh...

I don't know."

Then mrs. Katz
saw larnell's face.

"Oh, I'll take her,

But only if you'll
help me with her."

Larnell promised.

"A good yiddish name
I'll give her.

"She has no tail,

"And all you see is her tush.

We'll call her tush."

Little tush
grew healthy and strong.

Mrs. Katz cooked for her
and knitted toys for her.

"Such a person,"
she'd say

As she watched tush play.

Mrs. Katz was in love.

Larnell visited
every day,

And there was always

A fresh-baked kugel
and glass of milk

Waiting for him.

Mrs. Katz talked about
the way times used to be.

"I came here
from poland.

"I didn't speak
one word of english.

"Myron and I used to
vacation in the catskills--

A borsht resort,
a place for jews to stay."

"Jews couldn't stay
anywhere they wanted?

My grandma couldn't
stay places, either."

"Larnell, your people
and mine are alike.

"Troubles we've seen.
Happiness, too.

And great strength
we've had."

One afternoon,
mrs. Katz said,

"Since you're almost
family to me, larnell,

"Come with me
to say kaddish for my myron.

"You're not jewish,
but myron would have liked you.

You're such a person,
larnell."

At the cemetery,
she read from her book.

She had larnell
put a small rock

On mr. Katz's headstone.

"We do this
to remember."

When they got home,
tush wasn't there.

"I forgot to shut
the window.

Poor bubeleh. She's never
been outside before."

"We'll find her."

Mrs. Katz and larnell

Left notes on doors,
telephone poles, and fences.

They asked everyone
who lived nearby,

But no one
had seen little tush.

The next morning,

A loud knock
woke up mrs. Katz.

It was larnell's father
and two neighbors.

"Is this yours?"
They asked.

Mrs. Katz took tush
in her arms.

"My bubeleh.
My little kattileh."

One day, mrs. Katz seemed
very lonely and sad.

She said,
"I miss myron.

Passover this year
will be just me."

"Can I have passover dinner
with you?"

"Oh, I thought you'd
never ask," she exclaimed.

"Such a seder
I'll prepare for you."

When they sat down
to the seder together,

Mrs. Katz lit candles,
read from her book,

And said prayers.

They drank red wine
and water.

They ate bitter herbs,
gefilte fish,

Spicy chopped apples
with potato pancakes,

And matzo.

The next day,

Mrs. Katz yelled
out her window to larnell,

"Come! Come quickly,
already!

Something wonderful
happened."

Larnell and his parents
rushed to her door.

"Mazel tov, tush!
Four babies.

"Now you're a mommy,

And I am a bubee,
a grandma."

[Meow]

As the years passed,

Mrs. Katz, tush,
and her descendants

Became part
of larnell's family.

There were graduations,
weddings, new babies,

And finally, a kaddish.

Larnell stood in front
of her headstone.

He read from her book.

He placed a small rock
on top of her headstone.

Then larnell, his wife,
and their children

Read the inscription
together...

[Meow]

[Doorbell rings]

Coming!

Shari?

Levar?

Yeah.

Hi. Good to see you.

I have
a mrs. Katz, too.

This is shari.

She's been like
a grandmother,

And I love her.

Today, we'll make
some traditional
jewish delicacies.

We're going to
start with challah.

"Challah" means dough.

Let's make
some challah.

Now, challah is
bread, right?

We'll turn the dough
into bread.

We make challah on
special occasions?

For the sabbath--
shabbat--

Yom kippur,
rosh hashanah.

Start with


So we'll make dough.

You want bread,

You have to
make dough.





And 2
and no shells.

Good man!

Now we need


There you go.

Shari, this is all fun,

But we could just buy
challah at the bakery.

Why do we make challah?

We could buy it,

But enjoying the smells
and the warmth--

It's part
of tradition.

People have made
challah for centuries.

Yes. We're
passing this on

From generation
to generation.

Now we can put
the yeast mixture

Into the flour mixture.

O.k., And then?

Now we're
going to add

About 2 cups
of warm water.

So we're going to
mush all this up.

Ooh, yes!

Now it's going to
turn into a dough.

I love cooking
with my hands.

Can I help you?

It's getting
all glumpy.

What is the strong
connection

Between jewish
peoples and food?

You always hear
about jewish mothers

Saying, "eat.
Eat something."

Why is that?

It was that food
was always a part

Of family and tradition.

It was time for families
to be together

To share thoughts,
to share foods.

It was a warm time,

When people really
shared their lives.

It's like that
in african american
culture, too.

The kitchen
is the center
of the house.

It's where food is,
and fun and laughs.

There.
Now it's together.

Is that good?

Sure. Now we can
cover it up.

Shall I get
that blanket
in the kitchen?

Sure.

There we go.

We're going to
cover this up.

We'll let that rest
for about two hours.

Now we'll
make potato latkes.

These are
potato pancakes.

I love
potato pancakes!

We'll grate it
on my bubee's old grater.

This was
from your bubee?

That was hers.

I'll do that.

I need the elbow grease.
Watch your knuckles.

If you get some in,
it'll make it sweeter.

Ha ha ha!

Put this in your hands
and squeeze.

See all that water
coming out?

The more water out,
the better the latkes.

We'll squeeze
all the water out.

Then put it
in another bowl?

Squeeze that water out.

I don't want
to lose potatoes.

That's not kafeleh.

Not kafeleh?

It's not a tragedy.

Not so bad.
Not kafeleh.

I love that.

We're going to put
the potato latke batter

Into the hot fat.

Hear it sizzle?

Wow!

But the real trick
is flattening them down

So they'll be
very, very thin.

Now you're going to
spoon one in.

Now flatten it down.

Flatten it down.

Attaboy. Right.

Oh, yeah, I see.

It cooks fast,
too, doesn't it?

They're frying
at high heat.

We're shvitzing here.

That means
perspiring.

Flatten it down
right away.

Make it thin.

Right. There we go.

Great.
It smells good.

It smells yummy.

Smell the pepper, too?

Mm-hmm.

Now we'll make
matzo balls

Because you can't
have chicken soup

Without matzo balls.

Oh!
Oh!

That's our
chicken soup, huh?

We'll put the matzo balls
into the chicken soup.

So this is
matzo meal?

It's matzo meal,
eggs, water,

And a little
chicken fat.

That makes it
taste good.

You make a ball...

Drop it in.

That's it. Right.

O.k.

O.k. Now the dough
has risen.

That's the dough
we made?

It really did rise.

It looks much bigger.

So we're going to
get the dough

Out of the bowl.

O.k.

You're going to put
it on this table.

A little flour?

Wonderful.

That'll keep it
from sticking.

How's that, there?

Beautiful.

O.k., And we're
going to knead the dough.

Why do we
knead dough?

That gives the dough
its elasticity,

Its consistency.

Uh-huh.

We're going to
exercise the dough,

It's called.

Can I help?

Sure. Push it away
and bring it back.

Can't do it too much.

Do it with the flat
of your hand.

Punch it.
Get out your aggression.

I've seen bakers
do that on tv.

Ha ha ha!

It's really done
with love.

That's what baking
challah is all about--

The love, the warmth,
the caring.

Now let's
divvy this up.

We'll give you enough
for a challah

And give me enough
for a challah.

Great. So we're cutting
into three...

Three equal parts.

We're going to make
three snakes.

Once we have
our snakes together...

We're going to
braid them.

Is there a reason why
challah is braided?

I think really
it's because it's pretty,

But the jewish people
like to think

Of weaving all the threads
of the past together.

When we braid,
we think of that.

Are you teaching
your granddaughter
sarah to make this?

Yes. We're keeping
the traditions going

Generation
after generation.

Someday she'll teach
her little one

How to do that.

There we go.

Ooh.

And that's the challah
we worked so hard to make.

Fresh from the oven.

I love the smell
of fresh bread.

There's a special blessing
that we say.

Will you join me?

I'd love to.

Baruch ata adonai.

Baruch ata adonai.

Eloheinu,
melech haolam.

Eloheinu,
melech haolam.

Hamotzi lehem
min ha-aretz.

Hamotzi lehem
min ha-aretz.

That means
thank you, god,

For the bread
that 'e eat.

I love that.

That's a great
blessing.

Now we eat?

Now we get to eat!

Here's the challah
that we baked ourselves.

Here's some honey
for a sweet year.

This is great!

Like at rosh hashanah
for a sweet year.

Oh, and the soup
with the matzo balls.

And noodles.

And the latkes.

And applesauce
that we made.

[Doorbell rings]

Somebody's coming.

Hi, levar!
Hi, bubee!

Ooh, it's sarah!

Hi. Did you eat,
mameleh?

No.

Come on.

It's great to have
a bubee like shari.

How about you?

Is there someone like that
in your life?

Doreen, my aunt,
because she makes me laugh.

She tells us the truth
and what's wrong or right

And to stay in school,
and I love her.

My grandma because
she teaches needlepoint

And helps with homework.

My favorite older person
is my grandpa.

He taught me how to feed
the chickens on his farm.

I love my grandfather
because he's generous.

My godmother is
very special.

I can tell her anything.

I like being
with my grandmother.

She takes me places

And tells stories
about her life.

My favorite person
is my grandmother.

She gives me advice
about boys.

My mom's friend gerald
because he's very nice,

And he'll teach me
gospel music.

I like having
an older friend.

People who have
lived longer

Have experienced
so much.

They like to share
their knowledge

With someone younger
who can keep it alive.

♪ Hand to hand ♪

♪ Heart to heart ♪

♪ Everybody needs ♪

♪ Just a little
head start ♪

♪ On and on ♪

♪ The circle goes ♪

♪ Sharing all the things
you know ♪

♪ And growing together ♪

♪ Hand to hand,
heart to heart ♪

♪ Feels so good to give ♪

♪ A little help
from time to time ♪

♪ Ging is as easy
as it seems ♪

♪ Try to find
that special someone ♪

♪ To share
your heart and mind ♪

♪
♪ And guide them
to their dreams, oh

♪ Hand to hand ♪

♪ Hand to hand ♪

♪ Heart to heart ♪

♪ Everybody needs ♪

♪ Just a little
head start ♪

♪ Round and round ♪

♪ Round and round ♪

♪ The circle goes ♪

♪ Sharing all the things
we know ♪

♪ And growing together ♪

♪ Being together ♪

♪ Always together ♪

♪ Hand to hand,
heart to heart ♪

♪ Growing together ♪

♪ Being together ♪

♪ Always together ♪

♪ Hand to hand,
heart to heart ♪♪

It's a real gift

When someone shares
who they are.

Here are books about people
who have that friendship--

But you don't have to
take my word for it.

Hi. My name is jamie duneier.

This unusual story
is about a kid our age

That is friends with
a 96-year-old lady.

It's called wilfrid gordon
mcdonald partridge.

Wilfrid lives
by an old people's home.

He's friends with some
very interesting people.

Wilfrid's best friend there

Is miss nancy alison
delacourt cooper.

Wilfrid helps miss nancy
get her memory back.

He brings her some
of his precious memories.

If you've never been friends
with someone older,

You're missing a lot.

Find out how great
it can be,

Like wilfrid gordon
mcdonald partridge.

Hola, amigos y amigas.

That means "hi, friends"
in spanish.

I really enjoyed this book.

It's called abuela.
That means "grandmother."

The girl in the story,
rosalba,

Has a very special relationship
with her grandmother.

A remarkable thing happens.

Rosalba and her grandmother
actually fly over the city.

They fly over the ocean.

Now look at them
over the statue of liberty.

You can tell they really
love to be together.

I love to be
with my abuela.

I'm ivana.

You'll enjoy this book whether
you speak spanish or not.

Remember, it's called abuela.

Hi. I'm emil.

This book is about one
of my favorite holidays.

It's called kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa is
an african american holiday.

We celebrate
our ancestors.

For seven nights,
we gather around he table

And eat different kinds
of foods.

The best part
is singing songs.

My grandmother taught me
the songs I know.

Kwanzaa is a time of joy.

This book tells
how black families celebrate.

It is important for me
to participate

In that age-old tradition
of passing knowledge

From one generation
to the next.

After all,
each of us is a link

In that great chain
of humanity

That stretches across time.

Today, as a master
of the checkerboard,

I'm passing my knowledge
and expertise

On to the next generation.

Your move, levar.

O.k.

Let's see.

Ah.

Ha ha ha!

Great move.

I guess
it's never too late

To learn something.

Rematch?

Yeah!

I'll see you
next time.

Let's set them up.

Who's black
and who's red?

I'm red.

I'm black. There.

♪ Butterfly in the sky ♪

♪ I can go twice as high ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know ♪

♪ And ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ Butterfly in the sky ♪

♪ I can go twice as high ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know ♪

♪ And ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything... ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪♪

Today's reading rainbow books
are...

Mrs. Katz and tush,
by patricia polacco,

A bantam
little rooster book.

Wilfrid gordon
mcdonald partridge,

Written by mem fox,

Illustrated by julie vivas,

American edition
published by kane/miller.

Abuela,
by arthur dorros,

Illustrated
by elisa kleven,

Published by dutton
children's books,

A division of
penguin books usa inc.

Kwanzaa,
by deborah m. Newton chocolate,

Illustrated
by melodye rosales,

Published
by childrens press.