Yeah, I know. There's a lot of grown-ups just like that too, Tom, only they do it with...
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Tommy Green:
They were playing hop, and I asked if I could play too, and the one from school said no dirty little Jew could play with them. And they all yelled those other things. I started to speak, And they all yelled that my father has a long curly beard, and they turned and ran. Why did they, Pop? Why? Phil Green:
Come on , drink some of this. [offering a glass of water] Phil Green:
Did you want to tell them that you weren't really Jewish? Tommy Green:
No. Phil Green:
That's good. See, there's are a lot of kids just like you Tommy, who are Jewish, and if you said it, it would sort of be admitting there was something bad in being Jewish; and something swell in not. Tommy Green:
They wouldn't fight. They just ran. Phil Green:
Yeah, I know. There's a lot of grown-ups just like that too, Tom, only they do it with wisecracks instead of with yelling
They were playing hop, and I asked if I could play too, and the one from school said no dirty little Jew could play with them. And they all yelled those other things. I started to speak, And they all yelled that my father has a long curly beard, and they turned and ran. Why did they, Pop? Why? Phil Green:
Come on , drink some of this. [offering a glass of water] Phil Green:
Did you want to tell them that you weren't really Jewish? Tommy Green:
No. Phil Green:
That's good. See, there's are a lot of kids just like you Tommy, who are Jewish, and if you said it, it would sort of be admitting there was something bad in being Jewish; and something swell in not. Tommy Green:
They wouldn't fight. They just ran. Phil Green:
Yeah, I know. There's a lot of grown-ups just like that too, Tom, only they do it with wisecracks instead of with yelling
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They were playing hop and I asked could I play too
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Then the school one said no dirty little Jew could play with them
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Then they all yelled those other things
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I started to speak then they all yelled Your father has a long curly beard
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and turned and ran
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Why did they Pop Why
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Come on Drink some of this
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Did you wanna tell 'em that you weren't really Jewish
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No That's good
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See there's a lot of kids just like you who are Jewish
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and if you said it it would be admitting there was something bad in being Jewish
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and something swell in not They wouldn't fight They just ran
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Yeah I know
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There's a lot of grown ups just like that too Tom
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Only they do it with wisecracks instead of yelling
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Movie Summary
A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.
Actors
Tommy Green
