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Martin Waldman & Sandra Nemser

    • MAR 15

      Martin Waldman Born

    1927
    • NOV 23

      Sandra Nemser Born

    1932

    • Marty and Sandy Meet at a Party!

    1949

    • A Mexican earthquake brings them together again

    1957
    • APR 20

      They Are Married

    1958
    • AUG 03

      Baby Michael is born

    1960
    • NOV 10

      Baby Steven born

    1962

    • Ma and Pa Go Into Business Together

    1963

    • An endless parade of birthday parties

    • They move to the 'burbs

    1965

    • Cats, cats and more cats

    • In addition to working with Dad, Mom serves as a cub scout den mother

    1970

    • Some Bar Mitzvahs notable for their exquisite fashion statements

    1973

    • Ma and Pa found local drug treatment program

    1974

    • Mom writes a Haggaddah

    1977

    • Michael graduates from high school

    1978

    • Steven graduates from high school

    1980

    • Mom starts a new career

    1982

    • Michael Marries Liz Fine

    1987

    • Writers Guild Strike

    1988
    • OCT 20

      Steve Gets Married Too

    1991

    • The grandchildren start arriving

    1993

    • Dad Retires

    1997

    • Graduations, plays and family events galore!

    2010
    • MAY 20

      59th Wedding Anniversary!!!

    2017

  • 1927

    MAR 15
    2

    Martin Waldman Born

    Little Martin Gordon Waldman was born at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. He grew up in Brooklyn, where he was the local scrap metal collecting champion during the early days of Word War 2.

    He went to James Madison High School and NYU, where completed a cutting edge major in Radio.
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  • 1932

    NOV 23
    2

    Sandra Nemser Born

    Sandra Nemser was also born in Brooklyn, to Beatrice Glass and Hyman Nemser. She attended Lafayette High School and NYU
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  • 1949

    Marty and Sandy Meet at a Party!

    Here's a 2015 video of mom and dad describing the first time they met. She was just 16, and he was a dashing college graduate. Hmmm. Here's a video of them telling the story.
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  • 1957

    A Mexican earthquake brings them together again

    Mexico
    They had been on again off again for several years. Marty then reads a newspaper article about some Americans caught in a Mexican earthquake. One of them is Sandra NEMSER! He calls her up!
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  • 1958

    APR 20

    They Are Married

    They are married at the Essex House in Manhattan. Here's a truly amazing video of the big day!
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    Robert Waldman
    My parents, Myron & Rosalie Waldman are seen at 4:56.
    They brought home from the wedding a gift for me...one of the other guest's autograph. The guest was Walter Cronkite!

    Nov 4, 2015

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  • 1960

    AUG 3

    Baby Michael is born

    Michael Alan Waldman is born at New York Hospital. They brought the baby back to their apartment at Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan.
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  • 1962

    NOV 10

    Baby Steven born

    Steven David Waldman was born, also at New York Hospital.
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  • 1963

    Ma and Pa Go Into Business Together

    They create a public relations and advertising firm called Communications Planners. Clients would include businesses, schools, unions and political campaigns, including Hubert Humphrey in 1968
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  • 1965

    An endless parade of birthday parties

    I love this video which captures the spirit of these things and our parents total devotion to wonderful, loving birthday parties.
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    Elizabeth Sams
    The greatest birthday montage ever. What a tribute to the power of loving parents & sugar!

    Nov 19, 2015

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  • 1965

    They move to the 'burbs

    After years at Peter Cooper Village, Sandy, Marty, and little babies Mike and Steve, move to Great Neck, NY. In many ways it was an idyllic suburban upbringing -- great schools, a huge public pool with a high diving board, car pools, cub scouts, day camp etc. My favorite thing about the pool picture is that Michael is reading Making of the President and Steve is listening to the Yankee game on the radio.
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  • 1970
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    Cats, cats and more cats

    They got Elsa from Deer Park Farm and she had a litter of kittens some time that year -- George, Puffy, Little Elsa and Round Ears. George, Puffy and Elsa stayed with us for many years (while Little Els and Round Ears were shipped off to other homes)
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  • 1970

    In addition to working with Dad, Mom serves as a cub scout den mother

    They were involved in an endless series of civic activities -- school board, library board, PTA and, of course, cub scouts.
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  • 1973

    Some Bar Mitzvahs notable for their exquisite fashion statements

    Michael's bar mitzvah was in 1973 and Steve's was in 1975. The highight of both was the checkered jacket and purple bow tie that Steve wore at Michael's bar mitzvah.
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    Ned Berke
    This is a remarkable jacket that I believe still sells well in certain North Brooklyn neighborhoods.

    Oct 29, 2015

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  • 1974

    Ma and Pa found local drug treatment program

    They were almost amazingly involved in civic life. One of their accomplishments was to co-found COPAY, a local drug treatment organization that's still around today.
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  • 1977

    Mom writes a Haggaddah

    Sometime during our childhood, mom took it upon herself to write her own Haggadah for the family Passover meals. This became one of our family's greatest traditions. She skillfully weaved classic Passover stories with reflections on things going on in the world and in the lives of the family members. It usually included a few highly opinionated political digs too. Here is a sample from one year.
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    Elizabeth Sams
    Having married into another family of Hagaddah-adapters, I love this sample of your mother's work. What a gift to you all.

    Nov 19, 2015

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    Robert Waldman
    The Waldman Family Hagaddah written by your mom gave such a personal meaning to the seders at your parents' house. I treasure my copy of one of them.

    Nov 4, 2015

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  • 1978

    Michael graduates from high school

    Ma and Pa were very proud of Michael's many accomplishments in high school, including his winning the Village Voice Punk Rock quiz.
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  • 1980

    Steven graduates from high school

    Marty and Sandy are about to become empty nesters!
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  • 1982

    Mom starts a new career

    Bravely, ma went back to school, got a new masters degree and went to work at the Population Council, which does research related to women's health and reproduction around the globe.
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  • 1987

    Michael Marries Liz Fine

    Mike marries his sweetheart from NYU law school. Ma and Pa are ecstatic.
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  • 1988

    Writers Guild Strike

    Dad leads the communications efforts for one of his longtime clients, the Writers Guild of America - East -- through a successful strike against CBS.
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  • 1991

    OCT 20

    Steve Gets Married Too

    Marty and Sandy are again thrilled when Steve marries Amy Cunningham, who he met in Washington DC.
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  • 1993
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    The grandchildren start arriving

    The first grandchiild -- Benjamin Fine Waldman -- arrives. He will soon be joined by Joseph Austin, Suzannah, Gordon Coder and Joshua.
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    Steven Waldman
    The lil' babies
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    Nov 6, 2015

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  • 1997

    Dad Retires

    Dad retires. He'd built a great business with mom -- Communication Planners, Inc. -- that did good work and paid for a nice suburban life and expensive colleges. His clients included: Barneys, the New York State Humphrey Muskie campaign, the Writers Guild of America East, Interstate Cigar Company, Masters, the Nassau County Medical Society, County Executive Eugene Nickerson, Co-Op City, the Great Neck Public Library, Vision Cable, and Local 340 of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile union.
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    Steven Waldman
    here are some more examples of their great work
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    Oct 27, 2015

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  • 2010

    Graduations, plays and family events galore!

    In retirement, they spend their time yelling at the television set, copy editing the boys' projects -- and going to many wonderful events with the grandkids.
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    Lauren Zalaznick
    I said it before (I think around the 1977 post) and I'll say it again-- to this day, I love seeing Sandy and Marty!! And I don't mind seeing that kid Steve that much, either. Love, Lauren Z.

    Oct 27, 2015

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  • 2017

    MAY 20

    Josh, Gordon, Susannah, Ben, Joe (back row), Sandy and Marty

    59th Wedding Anniversary!!!

    59 years. Amazing. That's like more years than I've been alive even. You continue to inspire us -- even as you become (according to New York cities pedestrians) "cute" and "adorable."
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