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Hyman Nemser

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Post a photo from each decade of Hyman's life

Steven Waldman
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What do you most want people in the future to know about Hyman?

Sandra Waldman
Louis and Celia Ritoff Nemser emigrated from Rezekne, Latvia, and settled in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn. They had seven sons (Joseph, William, Benjamin, Abraham, Jacob, Philip and Hyman) and one sister (Victoria). Their children were devoted to them and to each other. In the picture below, the grouchy boy in front of his mother is Hyman.
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What's your favorite picture of Hyman?

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Sandra Waldman
I love seeing the pictures of dad with famous people and personal heroes who addressed or attended various conventions and election rallies. Here he is with President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird.

What made Hyman laugh?

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Sandra Waldman
He greatly enjoyed being with his grandsons. They made him laugh and they loved to play with him, although we did not see him often enough.





Who were some of Hyman's closest friends? Have photos?

Steven Waldman
It is really touching how these young men became friends in the trenches, worked together, socialized together and grew old together. Here's a nice picture of Grandpa and Julie Frankel
Sandra Waldman
His best friend and working colleague was Julius Frankel. Julie was walking with my father when dad had his fatal heart attack.

Who was the love his life?

Sandra Waldman
The love of his life was his wife, Beatrice Glass. She died in 1966. He was devoted to her--through health crises and life challenges.

What were Hyman's guilty pleasures?

Sandra Waldman
He loved to smoke cigars, which he did until health worries forced him to quit.

What did Hyman dislike?

Sandra Waldman
He was a partisan Democrat. He disliked what he considered to be reactionary activities and beliefs of anti-union people.

What will you miss most about Hyman?

Sandra Waldman
I miss having him around, as a good listener and advisor. He was a very private person, rarely sharing or discussing personal problems, even with his daughter.

What did Hyman love?

Sandra Waldman
Hyman Nemser was a voracious reader. When he had the time, he read several books a week, mostly history and other non=fiction.

How would Hyman most want to be remembered?

Sandra Waldman
I think my dad would want to be remembered as having spent most of his life trying to improve the lives of people, mostly through union actions.

If you could send Hyman a message now, what would you say?

Sandra Waldman
I wish you had shared with me details about your early life--as a union organizer, socialist candidate for the New York Assembly, how you managed law school while working and organizing.