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In praise of the Midwest

 Actor Bruce Willis started as a page at NBC in New York. One of his jobs was to fill M&M plates for the actors on Saturday Night Live. After he became a megastar, he told actor Bill Murray, you and Gilda were always nice to me.

Bill Murray was born on September 21, 1950, in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille, a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray, a lumber salesman. He attended Loyola Academy, an all-boys Jesuit school in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago.[5][6]

Gilda Radner was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Jewish parents Henrietta (née Dworkin), a legal secretary, and Herman Radner, a businessman.[1][2]

Raise your kids in the Midwest. It's the best bet for developing good middos. 

I heard somebody say the other day, the primary reason not to live in Israel is that the kids become Israelis. Your mitzvah is to live where you can be the best Jew. 






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