The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ONE TIME, WHEN HE WAS IN THE ARMY, HE REMEMBERS SEEING
A NOTICE THAT "ANYONE WANTING A PASS FOR YOM KIPPUR,
SIGN BELOW." HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, SO HE
SIGNED UP. WHEN THE DAY FOR DISTRIBUTING PASSES
ARRIVED, HE STOOD IN LINE WITH THE "SILVERSTEINS AND
THE GOLDBERGS" TO GET HIS PASS. WHEN THE FLIGHT
COMMANDER SAW HIM, HE SAID, "YOU'RE NOT JEWISH."
MORRIS ANSWERED, "NO SIR, BUT YOU SEE, I'VE GOT A
DATE WITH THIS JEWISH GIRL AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE NICE TO GO OUT ON YOM KIPPUR." THE FLIGHT
COMMANDER, A JEW HIMSELF, GOT FURIOUS AND RIPPED
UP THE PASS. MORRIS WAS RESTRICTED TO THE BASE FOR
THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT. TO THIS DAY, HE SAYS HE WAS
RIGHT, SINCE THE NOTICE DIDN'T SPECIFY THAT YOU HAD
TO BE JEWISH TO GET A PASS.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Date learned: 05-12-1965