Gala Tribute Dinner in honor of my Father

The idea for my book

The idea for my book, came to me about two years ago, while listening to my father tell another court room story  that made me laugh till I cried! I was going to record the stories directly from the source, but he passed away suddenly, last summer. The book I am writing is a tribute to his incredibly talent as a lawyer, and the legacy of modesty, and morality, sprinkled with humor, through which he practiced law and life!

Remembering Karl Goodman

Remembering Karl Goodman

Karl Goodman, looking like Tony Saproano, with his son in law, Jay Holstein, looking like, Pauly walnuts, and son Ariel Goodman looking like, little Tony! Actually we were in NYC, for my neices' (Esty Goodman Bruck) engagement party! It was a one day trip, but my father rented a hotel room for the day, so he could, "have his own toilet!"

My father, and 4 of my favoriate brothers, all dressed up for Tamir's Bar Mitzvah! From LtoR; Tamir Goodman, Karl Goodman, Adi Goodman, Chen Goodman, Ariel Goodman!

During one of  my fathers regular visits to my house, holding my son, Akiva! Everytime he came over, i would make him a "nice hot drink." After handing him the drink my father would say, "Thanks Bubie." Then he would start singing his favorite Zaydie song, " a tsu tsu tsu, bug in the sugar bowl, two by two!"

My father as a 17 month old baby, November, 1939, in front of his fathers grocery store in Baltimore, MD. Notice the sign in the background; "Goodman's" When we were little kids, my father would bring us to his father's store, every Sunday, and let us pick out any toy we wanted! Then he would tell us stories of how he worked in the store as a kid. I'll never forget how I looked forward to Sunday's with my father.

The James Dean of Park Height Avenue, my father was movie star handsome!