Very interesting, Harry! I hope you have seen the iconic movie Quiz Show -- one of the most epic lines is when Rob Morrow, who plays the DOJ investigator Dick Goodwin, goes into the home of the szhlubby Jewish contestant Herbie Stempel (played by John Turturro), and he offers Goodwin, the assimilated Jew, some rugelach and starts to explain what it is. Goodwin's line -- "I'm quite familiar with rugelach" -- reveals to Stempel that Morrow is also Jewish, prompting the rejoinder, "How'd a guy like you get into Harvard?" https://youtu.be/nIhKx9hwh98 Brilliant.
Yes! I didn't remember the scene from the film but Gil Mark's mentioned it in his entry for Rugelach in the Jewish Food Encyclopedia. I just watched the scene and am reminded that I need to watch the film again.
Very interesting, Harry! I hope you have seen the iconic movie Quiz Show -- one of the most epic lines is when Rob Morrow, who plays the DOJ investigator Dick Goodwin, goes into the home of the szhlubby Jewish contestant Herbie Stempel (played by John Turturro), and he offers Goodwin, the assimilated Jew, some rugelach and starts to explain what it is. Goodwin's line -- "I'm quite familiar with rugelach" -- reveals to Stempel that Morrow is also Jewish, prompting the rejoinder, "How'd a guy like you get into Harvard?" https://youtu.be/nIhKx9hwh98 Brilliant.
Yes! I didn't remember the scene from the film but Gil Mark's mentioned it in his entry for Rugelach in the Jewish Food Encyclopedia. I just watched the scene and am reminded that I need to watch the film again.